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The shift of the earth’s magnetic north pole, while seemingly receiving very little press coverage, may turn out to be a very significant prophetically end time event. The present shift of the earth's magnetic north pole is so drastic that it is moving toward Russia and the Tampa, Florida airport had to be shut down.
TAMPA - Scientists say the magnetic north pole is moving toward Russia and the fallout has reached -- of all places -- Tampa International Airport.
The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in location of the Earth's magnetic north pole. Read more
Think about this. Prophetically speaking, this is a potentially very significant event, because we know from scripture that the earth is tilted on its axis, causing the effects of the seasons, and we may very soon be in for some significant very end-time prophecies being fulfilled, especially during the tribulation period if these mass bird and fish die offs are a precursor to coming world wide global tremors, which I am of the opinion they are. No one who has been keeping tract can deny that we have seen an unprecedented increase in earthquakes as well as disasterous weather catastrophies around the world during the year 2010. And now we read that the present magnetic north pole shift is so bad that it is moving toward Russia and the Tampa airport had to be shut down.
The present massive die off of fish and birds is no accident, or coincidence if you connect the dots. While the so-called environmental experts are brushing off these massive die-offs near fault lines and volcanos simultaneously around the world as normal, or explaining them away with some irrational reason, there is nothing normal about it. What they can't explain or know nothing about, they simply brush it off. But we, as believers of the truth of God’s Word know, that the world is going to go through great tribulation and the time may be rapidly coming upon us from the signs we have been following, and the fish and bird massive die offs is just one of those signs.
Consider what God's prophet, Zephaniah 1 had to say, when speaking of the time just before the awesome Day of the Lord:
THE word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.....read more
And of the Day of the Lord, God's prophet Isaiah writes in Chapter 13, verse 13:
"Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger."
I mentioned in an earlier post, the fish and bird die-offs are primarily located near earthquake (and volcanos) fault lines if you study the Google map. It seems to me as if the entire world is being prepared for one giant earthquake. And we do know that at the time of the Day of the Lord, just after the saints are caught up to meet the Lord in the air, at Armageddon, there will be one giant earthquake. Revelation 16:16-18, Revelation 6:12-14.
How is this magnetic north pole shift connected to the mass fish and bird die-offs presently taking place around the world, primarily located in major fault line and volcano hot spots?
Mystery: 8,000 turtle doves fell to the ground dead in Faenza, Italy and were found to have a blue stain around their beaks.
Birds and fish are rapidly dying all over the world now, with at least nine incidences of mass bird and fish deaths in various locations around the world. In Italy, it is now being reported that 8,000 turtle doves have fallen to their deaths, with lack of oxygen, known as hypoxia, in the atmosphere known to be a possible cause. Meanwhile, rapid movement of the magnetic North Pole may have caused the birds deaths around the world the Mail Online is reporting. Read More
From Texas:
Here's the link to the Google Map with all of the bird and fish mass die-off locations. Click on the blue pins for details.
Thousands of them: Crabs washed up at Palm Bay, Margate
Many of these perplexing mass die offs of fish and birds, I have noticed, are occurring around fault lines around the earth. Just a thought.... It is quite possible that poisonous gases are escaping into the atmosphere through ocean fissures and fault lines as the earth's magnetic North Pole rapidly shifts,raising havoc with the birds of the air and fishes of the sea, and major fault lines around the world.
Hosea 4:3 KJV
Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
From Arkansas to bordering Louisiana, the news is buzzing with stories and possible theories of why thousands of Redwinged black birds have been dropping dead from the sky, with multiple laughable explanations why, from lightning strikes, to weather to fireworks, while at the same time, environmental cleanup crews are wearing protective hazmat gear.
Jan 1: An Environmental Services worker picks up a dead bird in Beebe, Ark. as other dead birds line the street behind him. Photo courtesy Fox News
The truth is we will probably never hear the truth from any mainstream media or any government person, but more than likely the cause is from some toxic agent in their immediate environment or atmosphere that the birds have come in contact with killing them.
Hundreds of dead birds littered a quarter-mile highway in Louisiana
The last time we saw a massive die off of sea creatures and birds was last year during the Gulf of Mexico Oil Catastrophe which many reputable investigative reporters and scientists have attributed to toxic oil from chemicals, such as corexit being dispersed throughout the entire Gulf area. Residents located in the Gulf have acquired all kinds of diseases with people developing skin lesions, and upper respiratory and ear infections, sinus infections and chest congestion known as chemical pneumonitis living in this area attributed to the toxic chemicals distributed by BP last year under Obama’s watch, or....
What in the world is happening in the middle of the UnitedStates right now? Thousands of birds are falling dead from the skies, tens of thousands of fish are washing up on shore dead, earthquakes are popping up in weird and unexpected places and people are starting to get really freaked out about all of this. Well, one theory is that the New Madrid fault zone is coming to life.
The New Madrid fault zone is six times bigger than the San Andreas fault zone in California and it covers portions of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi. The biggest earthquakes in the history of the United States were caused by the New Madrid fault. Now there are fears that the New Madrid fault zone could be coming to life again, and if a "killer earthquake" does strike it could change all of our lives forever.
So exactly what events have happened recently that are causing people to take a close look at the New Madrid fault zone? Well, just consider the following examples of things that have been popping up in the news lately....
*A magnitude-3.8 earthquake that shook north-central Indiana on December 30th is being called "unprecedented". It was strong enough to actually cause cracks along the ground and it was felt in portions of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Kentucky.
*More than 3,000 red-wing blackbirds fell out of the sky dead in the Arkansas town of Beebe on New Year's Eve.
*Approximately 100,000 fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River just last week. So could all of these things have some other very simple explanation? Read more
A foretaste of things to come.
Hosea 4:3 KJV
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Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
Jesus prophesied that just before His Coming again, there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Luke 21:25. Never before has there been such distress of nations, with perplexity as we are seeing in our generation. If you don't know the Lord Jesus Christ, there is no better time than the present to get to know Him. Perplexity G639ἀπορέωaporeōap-or-eh'-oG1 (as a negative particle) and the base of G4198; to havenoway out, that is, beataloss (mentally): - (stand in) doubt, be perplexed.
If it wasn’t such a serious matter, I would be laughing at the ridiculous deceptive doctrine that your pre-tribulation promoters and peddlers have been selling to the public, making a mockery out of what the Bible actually says pertaining to the catching away of Christ’s church.
Imminency: the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon.
Make no mistake. The Pre-Tribulation Rapture doctrine of “imminency” is deception and probably one of the easiest things to prove as such, just by reading the words of Jesus from the sacred and Holy Scriptures in their full context and not hacked up and cherry picked to make His words say what He never said.
Passed on from the late John Walvood, your pre-tribulation rapture people have been falsely indoctrinated by this man made doctrine at the heart of pre-tribulationism “imminency” which promotes the false idea that Jesus can return at any moment because there is nothing more that needs to happen before Jesus returns for His church.
Pre-tribulationists base this man made theory upon a few hacked up scriptures taken out of context that you probably have heard by now, over-looking what Jesus actually said, to fit into their man made pre-tribulation rapture scenario.
You’ve probably read and heard from the many pre-tribulation rapture message boards and promoters and peddlers certain scriptures taken out of context from this man made doctrine specific scriptures these false teachers use to promote and peddle their doctrine of imminency deception. Below is one of their favorites. For accuracy sake, I prefer to use the KJV Scriptures:
From Matthew 24:36: “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”
From Matthew 24:44: “Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
From Matthew 24:50: “The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,”
From Matthew 25:13: “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
From Mark 13:32: “But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.”
From the above Scriptures, any reader can easily see that Jesus never said that one could not know the general time period, or the year, or month or even the week of His return. Jesus only said that we would not know the day or the hour.
In Acts 1:7, it is recorded that Jesus' disciples, after His Resurrection, questioned him, "Lord, will thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Israel?" And Jesus answered them, "It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power."
It can't be any clearer, from their own mouths, that the disciples and Jesus Himself were referring to the re-establishment of the kingdom of Israel from this scripture directly above, but your pre-tribulation rapture promoters have even twisted this scripture, calling those above, and this scripture the Granddaddy of proof for a pre-tribulation rapture, when Jesus was not even referring to the "season" of His coming again, nor was a pre-tribulation rapture ever mentioned, but rather, when He would re-establish the kingdom of Israel, which is an entirely different topic of its own. Simply stated, a pre-tribulation rapture belief is mere suggestion based upon assumption from adding to and taking away from the Word of God, which is completely forbidden according to Revelation 22:18-19.
(NOTE: I can personally tell you from experience as a former participant on the above linked message board, "Rapture Ready", I attempted to discuss these points on the catching away of Christ's Church, and it was immediately discovered by "the mods"; I was questioned if I was "post trib", and was made to believe I was unwelcomed .because of intimidation and threats of being banned for "breaking the rules." I was immediately shown "board rule #15" and given a warning after my "post trib" position was suspected, being approached by three individuals on the mod squad. I subsequently asked that my name be removed from their data base as I no longer desired to be part of such a divisive group, which is not of the Lord.)
You have probably also heard and read from these same pre-tribulation rapture only message boards, promoters and peddlers of this deceptive doctrine of imminency that Jesus said His return for His church would “be a surprise.” But did Jesus really say this? What Jesus actually said was:
From Matthew 24:42 "Watch" therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”
In a nutshell, because Jesus said no one knows the day or hour, ignoring everything else that Jesus said, pre-tribulation rapture "imminency" promoters think a pre-tribulation rapture can happen at any moment because there is nothing left to happen before Jesus comes for His church, or the rapture. These same promotors even ignore or avoid the Resurrection of the dead in Christ, which must happen first, according to the Apostle Paul's teachings, and according to Jesus Himself, does not occur until the last day.
If a pre-tribulation rapture is “imminent”, meaning there is nothing more to happen before "the rapture" as your pre-tribulation rapture promoters believe, then what is the reason to watch? And why did Jesus go to great lengths and tell us the signs to watch for in Matthew's Gospel Chapter 24 before His people would be caught up to meet Him in the air?
From Matthew 24:43-44: “But know this, that if the Goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.” “Therefore, be ye also ready for such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.”
Jesus uses the illustration of a "thief in the night"in the above scripture, denoting that if you knew there was a chance of a thief coming into your house in the night, you would be prepared and be ready to prevent the thief from breaking in by being vigilant, watching and being ready and prepared for him, based upon signs or evidence. Without any signs or evidence, how would you know what to watch for or that a thief may come into your house?
And from Luke’s Gospel Chapter 12, 39-42, Jesus said basically the very same, that we would not know the day or hour of His return, but Jesus indeed did warn His people to watch, or be vigilant, so they would not be caught off guard at His coming. Jesus even warns His followers in Revelation 3 to be watchful and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die because He has not found their works perfect before God. “
Remember, therefore how thou has received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee."
Jesus is clearly telling His people who are awake and watching that His coming will not surprise them, but those unaware and not watching the signs would be caught off guard as a thief in the night sneaks upon his victim unaware. The apostle Paul confirms this same message, when speaking of the Day of the Lord and how it will come as a “thief in the night” to those who are living in darkness, or not watching. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6.
You can be assured, brothers and sisters, that we can and we will know the general time frame, or 'the season' of the Lord’s return, and we, His people, will not be surprised as people of the world will be, because we who are searching and reading the scriptures and watching the signs that Jesus gave us are not in darkness. Why would Jesus tell us over and over to keep watch if there was nothing to watch for? After giving us several visible signs to look for just prior to His return?
The Day of the Lord and the Return of Christ for His people will occur following the signs that Jesus gave us, after the tribulation of those days when the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give light, just as He said, making an "imminent" pre-tribulation rapture of His church impossible and will be no surprise or secret to His true church. Those of us alive and remain will be watching and waiting for Him to come for us. "Behold, I have told you before." (in advance, forewarn). Matthew 24:25
The bottom line, my friends, is that the pre-tribulation rapture imminency doctrine is pure fallacy and deception. On one hand, these people promoting this deception will tell you to keep watch, as most of the present day pre-tribulation rapture false teachers are "watching" the signs and writing about them in their books; and on the other hand they are promoting the false idea of a pre-tribulation rapture and that nothing needs to happen before the return of Christ for His church, which is beyond reasoning, contradictory, false and divisive, and unbiblical, and lastly, hypocritical.
No where in all of Scripture is it taught that we are to "watch" for a pre-tribulation rapture; however, it is taught to "watch" for the signs that signal the Second Coming of Christ in Matthew's Gospel 24 when Jesus' disciples specifically said to Him
"Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"
at which time we will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air .vs. 29-31
In closing, let the Holy Scriptures, the Bible, guide you and not some self-proclaimed "prophecy expert" and their "prophecy books" which only confuse and serve to build their foundation upon sand.
The biggest natural gas find in the history of Israel has been discovered off the coast of Israel, according to the Nobel CEO, and is reportedly worth $45B, while Haaretz is reporting its worth as $95B, potentially setting Israel up to be a natural gas exporting nation.
Presently, Russia is the main supplier of natural gas to the European countries, and have intimidated these same nations with threats of turning off the gas supply if they don’t get their way. European countries probably will jump at the chance to buy their natural gas from Israel, and become less dependent upon the Russians.
While this is exceptionally good economic news for the Israelis and Europeans, the Russians, who are friendly with the Iranians, Syria and Hizbol and supply weapons to them to use against Israel, and Israel’s neighboring arab enemies, all now have more reason to wipe Israel off the map.
Could this huge natural gas discovery by the Israelis be the underlying catalyst that ignites a regional war in the Middle East that will ultimately affect the entire world?
"And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them, dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, Ezekiel 38:11 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land." Ezekiel 38:12
Even though Christmas 2010 has come and gone, Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman, the girl from the true story “Trapped In Hitler’s Hell” has written her Christmas story of the time she spent in a German Labor Camp during World War II that she will never forget as one held captive in a Nazi labor camp then.
I found Anita Dittman’s Christmas experience story at The Lighthouse, and as it brought tears to my eyes, I thought again of all the horrible suffering and persecution of our brothers and sisters and how fortunate those of us who live in a civilized world are, and how thankful to God we can be for the little treasures that mean so much to the multitudes taken prisoner all over the world for loving Jesus Christ, that much of the world will never experience.
What follows is the remarkable Christmas Eve experience kept safely in Anita’s heart:
We prayed that God would miraculously sustain our strength; each day our food rations diminished so the German soldiers on the battlefronts could receive more food. Shortly after all of us Christians had prayed for physical strength, the neighboring farmers again rallied for us. Risking their lives, they smuggled us sausage, bread, and cheese and told us to eat the nourishing mushrooms in the forest where we cut trees. God seemed to pack a thousand calories in each tiny mushroom and bite of bread as we who trusted Jesus were given physical and spiritual sustenance.
Two horrible realities faced us women in December: winter and the traitors among us. To make life more comfortable for themselves,some women were reporting others to the guards for such things as conversations, attitudes, or anti-Nazi sentiment–anything that would make their lives more comfortable. Many of them spent the night with the guards and were given preferential treatment.
As the winter winds increased, everyone’s spirits sank. Our uniforms were terribly inadequate, and many of us were sent clothes from home. Father sent me some warm socks, gloves, and a jacket. If we worked long enough and hard enough, we could keep ourselves relatively warm on the work line. But marching to and from the work area was difficult because the wind raced through our clothing.
Again we anxiously awaited the whistle when the horse cart would bring us warm, lumpy soup. But it tasted awful, and usually it was cold by the time it reached us. The chunks in the soup were like tree bark. I watched Gunther one day as he took his bowl of soup to a mock grave. Pouring the soup in the grave, he covered it with dirt. Then he took a large stone and placed it over the grave site. On the stone he wrote: “Hier ruhet still una unvergessen, unser heutiges Mittagessen.” (“Here rests, still and unforgotten, today’s menu.”)
Just before Christmas I met another beautiful believer: Christian Risel. We met on the work line while cutting trees and, in our own silent way, quickly fell in love. Though I loved Rudi, Wolfgang, Gerhard, and Gunther, the love in my heart for Christian was different. A little older than I, he was strong and handsome in spite of the months of labor and deprivation. His eyes virtually sparkled, while the eyes of others in the camp were glassy and dazed. He had a smile when everyone else had a negative word, for he loved everyone in a special way. He even had Christian compassion for the Nazis. But he loved me the most. Of course no time was allowed for romance in the camp. It was too cold to stay outside much in our thin clothing, and we couldn’t go inside each other’s quarters. But we cut trees together frequently and got to know one another better. Each day that we were together, our love was reaffirmed.
“Someday, Anita, we will be gloriously free and happy once again,” Christian said as his axe cut into a thick pine tree. “We will have money to spend and food to eat, and we will have loved ones surrounding us. We’ll never have to dread another knock on our door. Do you believe that too, Anita?”
“I do. God reaffirms it every day. But I would rather be locked away and have Jesus than to be my sister, Hella, safe in the free world but denying the very One who gave her freedom.”
“Nothing happens without a purpose, doesn’t it?” Christian said. “What do you suppose is our ultimate purpose for being trapped in Nazi Germany? I think it is to glorify God in the end. Do you think that is true?”
“I do, Christian.”
“Anita, do you know what day it is today?”
“No.”
“It is Christmas Eve. I have a surprise for you and the other Christians in the camp.”
“Why have you waited so long to tell me, Christian?”
“Because it was just confirmed at lunchtime.” Christian’s eyes really sparkled with excitement now. “Mr. Anders has given me permission to take all the Christians to a Christmas Eve service in Ostlinde tonight! Of course a guard will accompany us, but he will be exposed to the gospel too.”
“Christian, you don’t mean it! A real Christmas Eve service. We must spread the news.
Oh, it is another miracle of God.” To war-weary Christian prisoners who loved Jesus, this was the best news in months, perhaps years. But the camp’s unbelievers had no time for our happiness; most of them felt no special comfort each day as we believers did.
Whether they were jealous or skeptical, they preferred that we keep to ourselves, which only drew us closer together.
Twenty of us trudged over the snow-covered hills and meadows that night to a little country church at the edge of Ostlinde. The snow was falling lightly, and both melted snowflakes and tears dampened my face as Christian took my hand. “This will be the most meaningful Christmas I’ve ever had,” I told him. “It shows God’s very special love for us. It tells me He cares for us and that we’ll be all right in the end.”
“The birth of Jesus must have been like this,” Christian said quietly. “He was poor and persecuted, and He was misunderstood and rejected, yet He always forgave. We have to forgive too, Anita, even the Nazis.”
That night we huddled in the little church with a hundred or more of the farmers and townspeople. We sang Christmas carols and praised the Lord until well after midnight. As we read the Christmas story, we were reassured that Jesus knew our every ache because He also had been a man and had experienced human grief. In the dim candlelight we all gathered at the altar on our knees and prayed for Germany and our separated families; the guard stood careful watch in the doorway. Then we trudged home in the moonlight, for the snow had stopped falling. No one spoke a word; we all were savoring every minute of this blessed Christmas Eve.
[A]s we headed back to the camp over the snowdrifts, in the stillness of that dark, dark night, nobody spoke. Our silent communication conveyed a oneness that superseded all verbal expression. Saturated with the restful music and with gratitude to God, I sank into a deep and restful sleep on my straw mattress. (Anita Dittman was 17 years old when this story took place. Today, she is 82 and lives in Minnesota.
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As we celebrate Christmas, the coming of the Messiah, in this video,you can hear our Messianic brother Dr. Michael L. Brown speak of the Messiah, the Jewish Jesus, Son of David, whom the prophets of the Old Testament wrote of, presented by CBN:
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To my many viewers from all over the world, and new visitors, May your Christmas be filled with the goodness of Christ, as Christians all over the world unite as one, celebrating the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, longing for His soon return.
Matthew 2:3-8
3. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6. And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Micah 5:1-2
7. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Matthew 2:9-10
9. When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
Matthew 2:11
11. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
Wise men still seek Him.
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Advancing rapidly into the antichrist and one world government system, changes to the American way of life are rapidly coming to pass before our very eyes, as biblical prophecy is being fulfilled at breathtaking speed.
In the very near future, the marxist regime now in control of the American government, under the guise of 'protecting the people', will create a vast domestic spying network to collect information about Americans in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent terror plots The Washington Post reported today.
The system collects, stores and analyzes information about thousands of US citizens and residents, many of whom have not been accused of any wrongdoing, the report noted.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, on Sunday the Senate passed the Food Safety and Modernizaton Act, which will give the government control and power over the food industry,which will hurt small farmers and put many out of business. See Top ten lies about Senate Bill 510
With just these two pieces of illegal legislation, the antichrist regime according to Revelation 13:17 will be able to control what people buy and sellall over America. Bible believing Christians can be confident that as we see all of these things take place foretold in the Bible, Jesus Christ's return will follow very soon. Draw near and take comfort in Him and His promises!
11-Million-Dollar Christmas Tree In Abu Dhabi, UAE Image Credit: AP Photo/Hussein Malla
I don't know about you, but I am not the least bit impressed by this pagan 11 million dollar Christmas tree in the United Arab Emirates decorated with gold ornaments and jewelry of rubies and diamonds, which indeed reveals poor taste as Bible believing Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of the one true God, Jesus Christ. There's not enough gold, diamonds or rubies that could buy the free gift of salvation and faith in the freedom in Christ that Jesus gives for free.
As shameful as it is, if these people want to flaunt their money celebrating a pagan tradition, when much of the world is going hungry and starving, this is their choice; but it has nothing to do with the celebrating the birth of the Saviour of the world, Jesus Christ. I can guarantee you, based upon the teachings of our Lord, I doubt the Lord is the least bit impressed either.
The decorated 'Christmas Tree' tradition comes from the pagan Roman seven-day festival of Saturnknown as Saturnalia Festival, which began on December 17, a celebration marked by unrestrained revelry and often licentiousness. As the pagan tradition goes, the Romans, the Vikings and the Druids all decorated their homes with evergreen plants in the winter as a symol of life.
Just as the Romans hijacked Biblical Christianity and turned it into a pagan religion, Roman Catholicism does not represent Biblical Christianity anymore than a pagan 'Christmas Tree' decorated with gold ornaments, rubies and diamonds represents the celebration of the birth of the Saviour of the world, Jesus Christ.
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