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Daily Devotional, Year 2 – DECEMBER 26 

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Come Out of Her, My People!

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Part 34:

“Christmas with ‘Another jesus'”

To read Part 1, click here… “May 12th (Come Out of Her, My People?)”

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BABYLONISH HOLIDAYS

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It is no secret that Christmas has its roots in ancient pagan holy-days.

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And history tells us that the apostate churches of Europe developed this unbiblical holy-day, as a means of blending Christianity with paganism to attract a larger membership.

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But what are we to do with it? 

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Certainly, this website highly encourages us to keep our knowledge to our self, and not, “rain on other’s parade”, as the saying goes!

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Dear Santa Claus – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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“COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE!”

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But in response to God’s command to, “Come out of her (Babylon, the apostate churches) My people…”, Christians must come all the way out of spiritual Babylon!

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God is not a compromiser with paganism nor with worldly philosophies.

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And though He may have winked at our ignorance in past decades, the time to come out of Babylon has fully arrived!

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Santa’s Portrait by T. Nast – 1881 – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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“ANOTHER JESUS?”

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One thing to keep in mind is the verse from 2nd Corinthians 11:4…

“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus,

whom we have not preached,

or if ye receive another spirit,

which ye have not received,

or another gospel,

which ye have not accepted,

ye might well bear with him.”

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Yes, just as the Corinthians were prone to accept look-alike gospels, and a look-alike Jesus, and a counterfeit Holy Spirit, so too, Christians today may be prone to do the same!

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ABOVE PICTURE: Satan, The False Prophet who offers a world-loving gospel – www.signsofheaven.org

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TO ENGAGE OR NOT TO ENGAGE?

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Oh yes, Christians can use Christmas as a time to share the true Gospel.

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And Christians may wish to keep quiet while unsaved family members celebrate this unscriptural holy-day.

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And a Christian parent who has an unsaved spouse may wish to engage in the celebration of these false holidays, with joyfulness, all for the sake of unsaved family members.

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Bringing Home A Christmas Tree – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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CELEBRATING, “ANOTHER JESUS”

2nd Corinthians 11:4

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But we must keep in mind that the world does not and cannot celebrate the true Christ! 

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No, just like those who were coming to the Corinthians with, “another Jesus”, the world does not understand the true Jesus Christ.

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Because if they did, they would crucify Him all over again!

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And so, the Christian must realize that when the world celebrates Christmas, they are actually honoring, “another Jesus”, and not the Jesus of the Bible.

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Santa’s Workshop – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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 A DIFFICULT QUESTION

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And the question I must ask myself is,

“Am I being dishonest by feigning to celebrate this false Christian holiday?

And do I really want to give the impression that I am honoring their jesus, knowing that they are worshiping a jesus of their own making?”

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And so, the Christian must pray for great wisdom, to know how to handle this difficult situation. (But silence and Christian forbearance is usually the best path to take in most cases.)

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Question Marks – At a loss – svg – Wikimedia Commons – Share-Alike License

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BE HONEST

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Another great problem with Christmas traditions, such as Santa Claus, flying reindeer, etc…. 

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Because, once children stop believing in these “mythical” things, then they just might also stop believing in Jesus too!

He’s most likely just another myth to them!

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Satan’s no dummy! He knows how to inspire unbelief in a person!

And children are not dumb either!

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When they realize that we were deceiving them, then they may not trust our “story” about Jesus either!

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Canada NORAD Jet Fighters Santa – 2008 – Wikimedia – GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2

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JUST KEEP IT PAGAN!

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There are some Christians, perhaps, who would like to keep Christ completely out of Christmas altogether!

In this way, it can just be enjoyed as a secular holiday, instead of mingling the holy with the common…

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Listen… “and if thou take forth the precious from the vile,

thou shalt be as My mouth:

let them return unto thee;

but return not thou unto them…”

Jeremiah 15:19

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In other words, God is telling Jeremiah to separate holy things from the unholy things of the world.

And this truth is repeated in other places in Scripture.

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God does not want the purity of the Gospel to be compromised by common, worldly things.  

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Harbour City front entrance stairs Christmas trees – Wikimedia – Share-alike Lic.

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“EVEN A FOOL, WHEN HE HOLDS HIS PEACE, IS COUNTED WISE…”

Proverbs 17:28 

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Well, one thing is for sure! Silence is usually the best course to take, when we are unsure about what to do in a particular situation! 

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Listen…“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.” Proverbs 17:28

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And so, considering this above verse from Proverbs, let’s not be like Mr. Ignorance here in this sketch from Pilgrim’s Progress!

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Don’t be spouting off our foolishness, as he is doing with the two pilgrims!

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Pilgrim’s Progress – Converse with Ignorance – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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TO READ PART 35, CLICK HERE…

DECEMBER 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 35: Christmas With, “Another jesus” (Continued))

Dear Santa Claus – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Give me the wisdom and grace to keep from spoiling the celebration of others. And yet, give me the knowledge of, and faithfulness to Thy pure Word of truth…

Family Prayer Before Meal – Wikimedia – US-Govt. – Public-Domain

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read…December 16th (How To Celebrate Christmas)…

…or you can also read…“March 1st (A Designer Jesus!)“

Question book magnify svg – Wikimedia – GNU license

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THE END

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FLOODWATERS of SATAN

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The Wave Constellation is primarily comprised of the Auriga Constellation plus one star from Taurus, plus one more star.

The Winter Constellations are depicted in this below sketch to the right, and shows this constellation group as they are seen in early winter, as they rise in the eastern skies.

The Woman is in the north.

The Dragon and Orion are farther south from the Woman.

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READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… Flood Waters of Satan-Introduction

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TOMORROW 

DECEMBER 27 (Come Out of Her, My People! Part 35: Christmas With, “Another jesus” (Continued))

Dear Santa Claus – Wikimedia – US Public Domain

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EXCERPTS FROM THE OPEN FORUM QUESTION/ANSWER RADIO TALK-SHOW…

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ALL ‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) are invited to listen to this, a small 30 minute sampling of the late Harold Camping’s nearly 50 year-long series of 90 minute nightly talk shows…This is Open Forum Show #44

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons lic.

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