Santa Claus in Old Babylon – More Details

The worship of the grove or sacred tree of Baal-Nimrod in Israel is rebuked numerous places in the Scriptures:

2KI 23:6 And he brought out the idol (Baalmas tree) from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people (BJV).

2KI 23:7 And he broke down the houses of the homosexuals and lesbians, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the idol (Baalmas tree).

At the winter solstice, the sacred tree was cut down in remembrance of Nimrod's death and decorated, as a king would adorn himself. So, the tree represents Nimrod and decorating it is a symbol of adoring the pagan god with the beauty fit for a king. When the tree died (the needles fell and it was naked), all fires in the village were extinguished, ...put out. The worshipers would gather and the Baalmas tree was set on fire. A "holy meal" was cooked upon the flames. Sacred fire from this sacrifice was taken back home to re-fire the hearth, as a reminder of Nimrod's rebirth (reincarnation) and sovereignty over the home. This is the meaning of the log fire. The pagans would take the residue of the burned tree and carve an idol out of it. Part of this practice is even mentioned in the Scriptures:

ISA 44:16 He burned part of the idol in the fire; with part thereof he eats flesh; he roasted his meat, and is satisfied: yea, he warmed himself, and said, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the god- fire:

ISA 44:17 And the residue thereof he makes a god, even a graven image of him: he falls down before it, and worshipped it, and prayed unto it, and said, Save me; for thou art my god (BJV).

Although the heathen reported that anyone who did not venerate or worship the Nimrod Bush was in danger of disease or death, the Prophets calmed the fears of God's people by predicting that avoiding these Baal idols would bring them no curse or harm. Because there is no danger of idols bringing upon God's people disease and death, some modern liberals are now teaching it is permissible to have these Nimrod Bushes (groves), in the home and in the house of God. They are teaching that since no curse of the tree can harm us (we being protected by the Spirit of God), it is acceptable to decorate the Nimrod Baalmas Bush with gold and silver like the pagans, exactly what Jeremiah warned the Jews NOT TO MIMIC OR FOLLOW. Read carefully what the Prophet Jeremiah wrote concerning the ancient practice of decorating the Baalmas tree. Remember it was not called the tree until the Catholic Church gave it that name:

JER 10:1 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaks unto you, O people of Israel:

JER 10:2 Thus says the LORD, Learn not the way of the Gentiles, and be not afraid of the signs of the zodiac; for the Gentiles are afraid of them.

JER 10:3 For the customs of the Gentiles are vain: for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

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JER 10:4 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it not fall down.

JER 10:5 These idols are upright as the palm tree, but cannot speak: they must be carried, because they cannot walk. Be not afraid of them; for these idols can do no evil against you, neither also is it in them to do any you good (BJV).

The above verses identify the ancient practice of the Baalmas bush worshipers. This practice is exactly reproduced with the today. If the Christmas tree was not at the birth of Messiah and was not used by the Apostles and the first Christians, how did this pagan practice of having or commemorating a false god come into the Churches? It came via the Catholic Church and everyone knows this. This idolatry is far worse than the trinity doctrine, yet it receives little or no attention from alleged scholars and writers of Church doctrine. Why?

It is claimed that Martin Luther was first to bring the Baalmas tree celebration out of paganism of the German people and bring it into the Protestant Church. This cannot be proven and is indeed false. The Baalmas tree was used in Catholic celebrations centuries before Martin Luther. The first traces of using the evergreen tree among the Catholics is when they adopted the feast of of the ancient Latin pagans. The word * Saturnalia* comes from the planet Saturn for which our day *Saturday* was named. Saturn was also Nimrod according to Alexander Hislop in his book on pages 31 and 32. Saturday is Nimrod's day. While the first day of the week is Messiah's Day! Saturnalia, the Latin feast of Nimrod, was celebrated at the winter solstice. It lasted five days and included December the 25, the great Baalmas day.

During these five days of Paganalia, drunkenness of both males and females was normal. It was the only time of the year a wife or husband could commit adultery with a neighbor, a stranger, any in-law, and even incest, and not be considered to have violated their marriage vows - all this to the worship of the Baalmas spirit in the Baalmas celebration. Slaves were set at liberty and the Lords or Masters became servants to the slaves during this apostate celebration.

One of these slaves was dressed in a red or purple garment and was called the "lord-of-misrule." This robed rouge was called Zoganes (code for devil). The devil is pictured most in a similar red suit. The rioters exchanged gifts and a sprig of evergreen, as a symbol of wishing the other a happy and good reincarnation. The bowl, now called among us, the Christmas "punch bowl," was filled with spiced liquors. The drunken revelry of Saturnalia and Christmas is nothing but Mystery Babylon adopted by Catholics and Protestants, using the birth of Messiah to camouflage and cover up hidden mysticism.

Because Tammuz was killed by a wild boar, the hog was sacrificed in retaliation to that species. The boar's head and ham were eaten with great triumph. Not eating pork in the Old Torah was God's way of precluding the Israelites from ever celebrating the Baalmas event. Pork was not evil of itself, the evil was that it was a heathen sacrifice and to eat that sacrificed to idols was forbidden. The pig was the central sacrifice of the Baalmas celebration. To defile a Jewish Temple with the sacrifice of a pig was then to turn it into a Baal Temple.

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The murderer of Tammuz (the pig), is re-killed (sacrificed) each Christmas as many fix ham for the family dinner, and the ham is eaten in celebration to the Baalmas holiday. They may not know how eating ham became associated with , but the Truth is there for anyone to discover if they will take a look. Start with Alexander Hislop's book on page 99. A Christmas tree is said to have sprung out of the grave of Tammuz. The Babylonian pagans believed Nimrod as Tammuz was reincarnated. It is customary during Christmas time for pagans to knock on wood if they do not want something to come to pass said in the presence of the Baalmas tree (Nimrod Bush). Now, we are not saying that it is sin to eat ham, pork chops, or bacon, because the Law against such sunset the day was nailed to the Cross. What we are saying is that the pagan practice of sacrificing and eating pig meat was a central aspect of the Baalmas festivities and continues down to us today and this was the purpose of the Law prohibiting eating pork.

The birth of Messiah was brought over into pagan customs to camouflage and give them approval by the Catholic Church. Remove the birth of Messiah from Christmas and the paganism cannot be mistaken. Depart from the Baalmas and defeat the Catholic papacy in its corruptions. The cry to keep Messiah in Christmas is the sad begging of Catholic sympathizers who still want a cover up and an excuse to celebrate the "feast of fools."

The Christmas tree then symbolizes the pagan doctrine of reincarnation and an indwelling god. The tree is a symbol of a false doctrine and the presence of a false god. It stands contrary to the Truth, in that the presence of the Christmas tree teaches it is not appointed once for a man to die and then the judgment. Joining the Christmas tree with the birth of Jesus in a manger or even associating it with the birth of Messiah is wrong. The Christmas tree is symbolic of reincarnation as the way to eternal life. Messiah is the only WAY!

The birth of Jesus Messiah represents the Truth that mankind is lost and that our only hope is in the Acts 2:38 plan of salvation. The Christmas tree is then a lie. Its presence speaks of a lie. It is the devil's message that Jesus Messiah is not the Way, the Truth, and the Life. That there is another way, another truth, another life, brought from Mystery Babylon and through reincarnation everyone can obtain eternal life without Messiah. The Nimrod-Jews call this reincarnation *gilgul*. The Christmas tree does not belong in the home of Christians.

The Christmas tree has a direct connection to the groves planted on the high places around the altar of Baal. It is reported that: "The pagan worshipers planted the groves to reconstruct a symbolic Garden of Eden, where in the mysteries the serpent committed adultery with Eve and this adultery is re-enacted in the Baalmas ritual." This is exactly practiced in witchcraft covens today.

The pagans would gather within a large circle drawn around the idol(s). They would hold hands, dance and strip naked while singing and chanting runes of sex, life, death, and reincarnation. At a point in the ritual after a child is sacrificed over the naked body of a woman (their altar), the priest and his priestess would open the mystical circle and the worshipers poured forth divided into pairs for the sexual immorality to follow among the grove (Christmas trees). How much adultery and sexual perversion is associated with the Baalmas celebration today is unknown, but we do know that adultery, fornication, and sexual apostasy runs rampant as the "spirit of the Baalmas" holiday sweeps them away into gross stupidity destroying homes, marriages, families, and self-esteem.

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An image of a mystical tree of life was set up in the groves. Fruit on this tree symbolized the first "gift-fruit" under the tree that Eve gave to Adam and now represents promiscuity (daringness) and eternal life through sexual reincarnation. Secret doctrine about the tree was Judaized in the Sefiroth of the Cabbalah. This mysticism attempts to replace Jesus Messiah the true tree of life represented in the Menorah, the seven-branch candlesticks of the tabernacle. The original pagan Christmas was for the children alright, as thousands throughout the centuries died, sacrificed at Christmas fires to ole Nick (Nick means devil check your dictionary).

Santa Claus Is he just make believe, a funny looking old man who comes down the chimney or through the key hole in the door? Is he the "father," originator, of the pagan holiday? Does the evidence prove he has no connection with Christianity or the birth of Messiah?

According to most books, ole Nick is a fancy creation. He takes his role from that of an alleged Catholic priest named Nicholas. It is claimed that this Nicholas would visit little children during the Paganalia and give them gifts. Supposedly, this practice caught on and the Catholic Church and Catholic families began to adopt the gift-giving spirit of the feast of Saturnalia. When the Protestants revolted against the papacy, they are said to have also rejected the celebration of Christmas and the folklore of ole .

In fact, the who came to America strictly forbid anyone from celebrating Christmas. According to the book "Man, Myth, & Magic," volume 4, page 480": "The Puritans came to power in the 17th century. Christmas was attacked as the old heathens' feasting day of Saturn their god."

These are the same Puritans who started the first Thanksgiving. It was not until 1836, in Alabama, that Christmas was declared a legal holiday in America. Since that time, nearly all Protestant Churches have gone back to the Catholic traditions of Christmas borrowed from the pagan Roman Saturnalia and the "feast of fools."

Santa Claus however, has more history then the folklore that he was derived from an unproven priest named Nicholas. According to the previous source, on the same page, it is said of Christmas:

"Even then on the continent the festival continued to show many features inherited from the Saturnalia. In particular, the Feast of Fools was a wild debauch reminiscent of the pagan past. The Normans when they invaded England in 1066, introduced a Master of Ceremonies into the English Christmas. Known as the Lord of Misrule, his counterpart in Scotland was called the Abbot (saint) of Unreason. A mock king, he ensured that Christmas was conducted along traditionally pagan lines."

This "lord of misrule" dressed in a red or purple robe and led the village in singing, dancing, drinking, and sexual orgies. As the make believe king, he would reward the people with gifts. Husbands and fathers would also dress up and follow this Santa (saint) of unreason, in a grand parade through the town streets. At evening, some would dress up in costumes and a grand time of filthy and lewd conduct was enjoyed by all. Because adultery was allowed at this festival, everyone was disorderly. Today the same Christmas "spirit" invades the land and there is more

IOM AMERICA, Transformational Biblical Worldview Development | P.O. Box 71, Sterling, KS 67579 |[email protected] adultery at this time of the year than at all others. The question here is why Churches and Christians would want such a symbol to be associated with the birth of Messiah? This test of love for Truth is not new. The Jews were faced with the same decisions in the Old Testament. The festivals and feasts of Baal were almost an exact copy of our modern Christmas. God strictly forbid the Jews from having anything to do with these pagan and heathen customs (Jer. 10:1-5), and mixing them with holy days of the Law. The Jews were not to learn the ways of the heathen and turn from their salvation and join the pagans on their holidays. Christians should take this as a lesson that God will reject the same paganism being brought into the Church in the disguise of commemorating the birth of Messiah.

As Posted on Dr. Phinney’s Blog: Santa Claus in Old Babylon By Stephen Phinney

As a part of our series on the book of Revelation, I believe this is a good time to talk about the Truth behind Christmas.

Did you know Santa Claus dates back to Old Babylon? Did you know the prophet Jeremiah speaks of the cutting of trees and decorating them with gold and silver? Did you know the title “Christmas” was originally a Roman state church “Mass” to celebrate and pray to a dead “saint?” One of my favorites is the “” – which, originally, and still does in many cultures, represents the “mother of god – queen of heaven.”

There is an old phrase that goes like this: “When you’re in Rome, do as the Romans do.” This cute little cliché is truer than you realize.

If Rome is indeed the Babylon of the end-times, and the Madonna (also known as the mother of God) is always lifted up as the “queen of heaven,” it would behoove us to examine the reality of God warning His people about idol worship and Roman paganism.

Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy Christmas as much as the next fellow, but I refuse to connect this holiday to any Christian history. Even its title is intended to support the Roman pagan event – Christ-mass. In future writings, I will be addressing the “Two Babylons” with many historical details. But for now, know there is enough proof in the split identity of the Roman and Babylonian systems; both are fully operative by the Antichrist.

In later writings, we will be examining the five primary festivals of the Roman Babylonian system. Today, I am giving you a sneak preview of one of their favorites – Christ-mass day. Most associate this day with the wonderful birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. But, originally, it was the Roman state church which adopted a local pagan belief, made it “holy,” and then required the people to attend “mass” in order to celebrate this “mother of god” – the Christ-mass tree. Tree you say? In its beginning, Christ-mass had nothing to do with the birth of Jesus; but it all had to

IOM AMERICA, Transformational Biblical Worldview Development | P.O. Box 71, Sterling, KS 67579 |[email protected] do with an idol evergreen tree being cut from the forest and placed at the front of the church, to help ward off evil spirits of this pagan “holy day” (Eze. 6:13).

“For the customs of the peoples are delusion; because it is wood cut from the forest, the work of the hands of a craftsman with a cutting tool. They decorate it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers so that it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they, and they cannot speak; they must be carried, because they cannot walk! Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, nor can they do any good" (Jeremiah 10:3-5, NASB).

Now, the Christmas tree is so common to us, we have forgotten the reason we display it in our homes, churches, and communities. As you read, the historical roots of this tree are traced back long before Christians turned this figure of idolatry into something Christ Jesus Himself would supposedly promote. The Jeremiah reference to the Christmas tree was, and still is, an iconic worship symbol for the Babylonians. Then, the Egyptians took ownership of it, followed by the Romans, who sanctioned it as an official “church” icon. It spread throughout Europe and found its resting place in the United States of America. I am like many Christians today; this tree is nothing other than a fun tool of tradition, much like a birthday cake. But, attempts to sign the name of Jesus to this object would be nothing less than idolatry.

The actual origin of the tree is associated with the mother of Adonis, the sun god. The history books tell us this mother would change into a tree once a year, to remind the Babylonians of the birth of her son, the “man of the branch.” It from this historical record that we find the base of the beliefs of placing the “Yule Log” in the fire on “Christ-mass eve,” stating: “The seed of the woman,” “Indigene,” or “born of the fire,” must enter the fire on “Mother-night,” in order that he may be born the next day, out of it as the “Branch of God,” or “the tree that brings gifts to all men.” Why a Log? Because the “child of the fire” was an incarnation of the great god Nimrod, cut off from his power and glory, stripped of all its branches, and cut down to the ground. But wait, there’s more. The great serpent, their symbol of restored life (Asclepius), twists itself around the dead trunk; behold, the next day, a sprout of a palm tree appears – the Egyptian symbol of new life. Later, the iconic leader of Pergamum coined it as the global symbol of healing - our medical symbol. It needs to be noted that the original “Yule Log” was delineated as the dead stock of Nimrod, deified as the sun god, but cut down by his enemies (God). Therefore, the origin of the “Christ-mass tree” is Nimrod’s resurrection, or the second coming of the Great Babylon. It’s hard to believe all that is sitting in our living rooms each year, isn’t it?

Have you ever kissed someone under that ever so popular piece of green stuff, called ? I certainly have! Even though the Druids (forefathers to the modern Satanists) globalized the superstition, the original belief has its roots dangling from the branches of old Babylon. In Babylon, mistletoe represented their “Messiah” – the “man of the branch.” Mistletoe was considered a divine branch; in fact, a branch that came from “heaven,” birthed through dirt, sprang forth to rule the earth, and brought “reconciliation and world peace unto all men.” Where did the idea of kissing under the mistletoe come from? Kissing is a cultural/relational seal – “sealed with a kiss.” Kissing in the early Bible years was just as significant as a “wax seal” upon a document

IOM AMERICA, Transformational Biblical Worldview Development | P.O. Box 71, Sterling, KS 67579 |[email protected] of a king, such as the marital kiss. Kissing under the mistletoe was the pagan’s outward act of agreement that the “Messiah” would come to grant the world peace and reconciliation. Who is this “Messiah” the Babylonians keep referring to? I will give you a hint – it is not Jesus.

What about our “Christ-mass turkey?” The turkey is the American beast of choice that replaced the European goose; which replaced the original Babylonian boar’s head. The bore’s head, still practiced in many countries, was the “divine” symbol of the blood sacrifice, for the sins of the Babylonians. The “head on the platter” was a practice used all the way through the dark ages of early Europe. The act of beheading John the Baptist, and delivering his head to the king on a silver platter, was 100% pagan and rooted in old Babylon.

Let’s look first at the traditional beliefs (lies) associated with the actual day of celebration. December 25th was not the day Christ was born. There is not one word in the Bible about the precise day of His birth, or the time of the year when He was born. What is recorded though, implies at what time His birth took place. It could not have been on the 25th of December. At the time the angel announced His birth to the shepherds of , they were “feeding their flocks by night” in the open fields. I don’t know if you have done much reading or visiting during the winter months in the Middle East, but the cold of the night is so piercing, that the flocks of the night would have been frozen ice sculptures. Plus, it was not the custom for the shepherds of Judea to watch their flocks, in the open fields, later than about the end of October. Another funky misnomer is: at the birth of Christ, every man, woman, and child was to go to be taxed at the city where each was birthed. This meant some had to journey many miles to fulfill their civic duty. But, the middle of the winter was not fitting for such politics; especially for women with child and children to travel in. Christ Himself talked about how extreme the winters could be during the winter:

"But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath” (Matthew 24:20, NASB).

The date of our Savior’s birth is most likely consistent with all of the other “firsts” in Jesus life or in the whole of the Bible. When you look at the dates of tax gathering, winter conditions, and Jewish dating system, Jesus was most likely born April 1. The first day of April is the first day of the first month. In observing God’s historical relevance for causing things to happen on the first day of April, like the completion of the Tabernacle and the raising of the veil, it is fairly safe to say it was April first. Another interesting factor is, no one really knows or can account for the origin of “April Fools” day. Many have come to believe that in the earliest of Christian days, due to the contempt directed at Jesus and those who remembered His true birthday, it is suggested that early “anti- Christ” worked to develop “Fools Day.” Klassen’s calendar research shows us that Jesus began His public ministry at age 30 in A.D. 26, which is exactly 4,000 years after Adam was created and by using the Jewish calendar, April 1in 3975 B.C. was a Friday, the sixth day – man’s creation. There is NO scholar, I am aware of, that would dare to proclaim the confirmed day of our Savior’s birth, nor would any say the early Christian Church has ever had the festival of Christmas as a part of their traditions. In fact, in the fourth century, the early church stood against this pagan festival started by this “new” state church of Rome – the Essenes (New Testament replacements of the Pharisees, which later became the official Roman church). How, then, did this “Romish” church fix on December the 25th and how in the Lord’s name did they get away with using Christ’s

IOM AMERICA, Transformational Biblical Worldview Development | P.O. Box 71, Sterling, KS 67579 |[email protected] name to announce it? Long before the fourth century, and even longer before Jesus’ death on the cross, a festival was celebrated among the “haters of God” (heathens). At this precise time of the year, in honor of the birth of the son of the Babylonian queen of heaven, history reveals that the “Romish” church revived this satanic festival; to suppress the massive multiplication of the Christian church, in the third and fourth centuries. It was a clever way of drawing true indwelt Christians to the Roman state church, which claimed to be the ONLY Christian church. Church history also shows us this state church swapped out the names of the “sons,” in order to attract more converts. It needs to be noted that this state church has had the tendency, since the early part of the third century, to adopt paganism, swap out names, and represent their pagan festivals under the “Christian banner.” Godly men and women through the ages have tried to stop this movement. In spite of their glorious efforts, God has allowed the apostasy to continue. With defeat written on their faces, but hearts filled with endurance, these Christians set out to separate true believers from this Roman state-driven, pagan movement. Thus, the era of Reformation began.

It is without question, the origins of Christ-mass are of pagan traditions. The time of the year for this celebration has its roots in Egypt, with the son of Isis (the Egyptian title for the queen of heaven, the “mother of god”). The popular name by which Christmas has been associated is “Yule Day,” which is the Chaldean name for an “infant” or “little child.” Later, the name was attached to a “Yule Log,” which was thrown into the fire on “Mother-night” (the night that preceded “Infant Day”), in order to bring the mother’s spirit back from the dead, and to protect them on this “most evil day.” The Roman church found these pre-Christ traditions quite fitting for their “mother of god – Mary” and “infant son – Jesus.” With a little “hand is quicker than the eye,” the swap was successfully made. Honestly, I think we should give this celebration back to the Egyptians; at least they were honest. Their festival had been commonly known as an astronomical character, referring simply to the completion of the sun’s yearly course, and the commencement of a new cycle. Their event merely commemorated the figurative birth-day of the sun starting a new year. I think I like that better than trying to shove “baby Jesus” into a pagan holiday; what about you?

Have you ever heard of Lord Moon? If you’re not up-to-date in Arabian and New Age history, you probably have not. The Serbians of Arabia regarded the moon, and not the sun, as their visible perfect symbol of their favorite idol. What was their favorite day of the year to do this? On the 24th of December each year, the Arabians would hold up the birthday of their lord – that of the moon. It needs to be noted this same group regarded the Sun (Gad) as a female divinity and the Moon (Meni) as a male (Isaiah 65:11). What does all that mean? To simply put it, the “mother of god” had her day in the sun on our , and Lord Moon was the original Christmas child being celebrated.

Those fun little traditions, of setting food out for Santa, also started with this same group. Due to their guilt and sins, they would set out Nur-Cakes (cupcakes) or Birth-Cakes (feast of the number), and a drink offering, to satisfy the “mother of god.” This tradition dates way back before the prophet Isaiah:

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“But ye are they that forsake the LORD that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number” (Isaiah 65:11, KJV).

How about that funny, overstuffed man we all call Santa Claus? I know we are accustomed to hearing the American story, but there is much more. The original “Saint Nicholas” (Nikolaos of , or modern-day Turkey), was a strict, Greek Eastern Orthodox Christian. He was made a “saint” shortly after his death, in AD 343, by the leader of the Roman state church. He was declared a “saint” to be prayed unto, as well as shown acts of kindness and giving, and to assist in their “Christ-mass” conversions. Nicholas had the reputation for secret gift giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him (our modern- day stockings). After the Roman church popularized his habits of giving, the new “Saint Nicholas” became the central figure and example in the church of the “reason for the season.” It was the Roman state church, in the Netherlands, which began using the name “Sinterklass” to describe the church’s high priest role in the 25 days of Mass, before the day of the Mass of Christ - “Christ-mass.” The Roman church would love, in fact they do, take the credit for the invention of Christmas. But, the truth being said; our old ancestors, the Babylonians, get the full credit.

Santa Claus (the Roman Father of the Christ-mass or ) was the figure of high church; the red robe (Cardinal’s robe), the white beard (second coming of Christ), the “pagan spirit beings” called Elves (altar boys), and was loaded with indulgences. But, the real story behind this red robed man is far more pagan.

The drunken December pagan festival of Bacchus was originally celebrated in Babylon. It was a custom lasting five days. The masters of the house would serve their slaves and one of the slaves would become the “ruler on top of the house.” He would clothe himself in a purple garment, like a king. This “purple robed” servant was called “Zoganes,” the “man of sport and wantonness (debauchery),” and would answer only to “Lord of Misrule.” In the dark ages, this figure was known for revealing the Christ-mass. This “Lord of Misrule” evolved slowly into our modern-day Santa Claus.

The traditions of the lighting of the Christ-mass eve candles are also rooted in old Babylon. The candles were used to do honor to the memory of Nimrod, the first king of Babylon. It was once the most distinguishing act of Babylonian worship, to have lit wax candles on their altars. The candles were also to remind the pagans that the second coming of Nimrod will occur, and that his wife will unify all religious thought. Speaking of women, you might be wondering what the original Babylonian celebration was titled – they called it “Lady- day.” Now, we know, it was the Roman state church which moved this celebration to December 25th; but the original date was March 25th. It was an alleged commemoration of the miraculous conception of the “man of the branch” from the virgin womb of the “queen of heaven,” the Madonna of Babylon. On that day, the angel was sent to announce to her the distinguished honor that was to be given to her, as the mother of the “Messiah.” She was to appear on a goose (Mother Goose), with harp in hand, to announce the coming of her son, who will rule the earth.

First of all, Nimrod’s wife won’t be coming in on a goose, but rather on a red dragon. Secondly, her “Messiah” son is NOT Jesus Christ, but is none other than the Antichrist

IOM AMERICA, Transformational Biblical Worldview Development | P.O. Box 71, Sterling, KS 67579 |[email protected] himself. The most interesting fact to me is: before our blessed Savior was even born of a virgin birth; grew into the Tree of Life; died on that tree; then resurrected; (and soon to be returning in an authentic “second-coming”); Satan replicated the truth, through his little whore, in the old town of Babylon. No superficial church historian can convince me of the “symbolic insignificance” of the intimate relationship between Lady-day (Babylon), Christ-mass (Rome), and the Antichrist (Christ replica). Satan is not a lazy leader sitting on his hands, like most “Christians,” waiting for the end-times to unfold. He is the end-times and he knows it. As we continue to review the details of the “Two Babylons,” we will be quick to discover that every detail stated in the book of Revelation regarding Babylon, is directly connected to the city of Nimrod and his not so lovely wife, old Babylon.

In conclusion: Should you burn that Christmas tree in your living room or stop kissing under the mistletoe hanging from your door way? Well – that’s between you and God. As for me and my household: We will continue to enjoy the pretty lights draped on our “family tree,” which hold the cherished moments through hanging ornaments; and continue sipping on our hot cocoa; as we give thanks to Jesus Christ, for coming into this world to save us, from the tower of Babylon.

Dear reader; Here is one thing you can hold me in account: I will never deny the undeniable truth that Lady-day, Christ-mass, and the Antichrist are purely Babylonian; nor will I attempt to do “historical revisionism” with the pagan traditions of “Holy day.”

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