Part 4 — A Messianic Perspective

I share these things simply to help us understand where the roots of these traditions originated so that their roots may be exposed for what they really are. Christmas as it is celebrated by the world today has little to do with the birth of the Messiah. The god that is worshipped is not Yeshua, the Savior of the world but the god of materialism root in Babylonian worship. It has become the most profitable time of the year for most businesses!

If you take Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, the gifts, decorations and all the festivities out of this day and recognize it only as the celebration of the birth of the Messiah, do you think that the world would celebrate it? I very much doubt it. The world celebrates Christmas as a Winter Festival, even expressing animosity to the Church for trying to emphasize the Spiritual meaning of this celebration as the birth of the Messiah. In fact the world is trying everything it can, to remove the religious context associated with this feast. How paradoxical! This is yet another proof that the roots of this day were never Biblical because people of the world who have no relationship with God or His Son are celebrating it. The Christian community has failed to maintain a purity, holiness and integrity to the Messiah's birth. They have chosen to celebrate the most important event in world history; the birth of the Messiah and Savior of the world on a day that is Babylonian in origin. The Christian community have compromised and allowed the culture and values of the world to influence their observance of this day.

The festival of Hanukkah instituted by the Jews in 165 BC and celebrated today, has come to epitomize the struggle of Israel as a nation striving to walk in holiness and survive in the midst of an unholy, godless and hostile world. The whole purpose why this day became instituted as a holiday was because the Jews refused to allow the Syrian-Greeks to impose their Greek culture upon them. They fought to their death in order to keep their faith and culture holy and pure. Unfortunately, the many in the Church have compromised their convictions and have chosen to not distance themselves from customs and traditions of the world that have no basis or roots in the word of God. How then should we respond to these traditions that have become so widely celebrated throughout the world during this time of the year? It is important that we develop a biblical basis for the traditions that we observe to ensure that they are rooted in God's word.

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