One in Messiah Congregation
קָּהָל
אֶחָד בְּמָּשִׁיחַ
27 S. Maple Street, Hohenwald, Tn. 38462
Phone – 615 712-3931
Or 615 591-9820
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Congregation of Israel
עֲדַת
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Shabbat Shalom
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
Let’s pray
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Today we use the Gregorian calendar
from Pope Gregory; from the 1500’s
Today is December 3rd, 2016
December -- the 10th
month – now the 12th month
Middle English decembre
Old French decembre
Latin december "tenth month"
Latin decem "ten" + -ber (adj. suffix)
December had 30 days, until
Numa when it had 29 days, until Julius when it became 31 days long.
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Yehovah has His own calendar
We are now in the 9th month
called Chislev - day 3, of the God of Israel
Zech.7 [1] And it came to pass in the fourth year
of king Darius, that the word of Yehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth day
of the ninth month, even in Chislev; לַ
חֹדֶשׁ
הַתְּשִׁעִי־־בְּ
כִסְלֵו
A part of
December 2016 / January 2017
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“Tis the season to be pagan” is already around us!
I am reminded always to inform you to beware of: The false image
of love, false emotions,, false feelings, false thoughts, false accusations, imaginations, loneliness,
depression, financial drain, more debt, and suicide or murder.
Also be aware of the artificial false festival lights they put up. Satan really sets the stage for you.
Beware if you feel or
hear a voice telling you to separate yourself from the congregation, go off on
your own and read or whatever.
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Here is some information:
Kwanzaa - Ron
Karenga (aka Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga) invented the seven-day feast, Dec. 26-Jan. 1, in 1966, branding it a black
alternative to Christmas.
The idea was to celebrate the end of what he considered the
Christmas-season exploitation of African Americans.
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And then there is a false Chanukah we will talk about
real soon.
Simple information for you to know to
discuss with other people:
The first
dedication / Hanukkah in scripture, was in the 7th month, ha Ethanim, 1Kings. 8:2 (Sept. - Oct.) not December
The second
dedication/ Hanukkah in scripture, was during Adar – February
/ March – Esth. 3 [7] - not December
No 8 days of oil
are found in the 2 book of Maccabees but in the Talmud
No 8 or 9
candlestick menorah in Scripture (only 7 and very important)
Dreidel: Play a German Gambling Game? Oh no...
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We are commanded by God
Learn not the way
of the heathen
Jer.10 [2] Thus saith Yehovah, Learn
not the way of the heathen , and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven;
for the heathen are dismayed at them. The customs of
the people are vain [3] For the customs of the people are vain
Jer. 16 [19] Yehovah, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and
shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited
lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
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Before I start this Sabbath, I always
feel I need to mention that the Sabbath is not "a service" for an
hour and a half, but the Sabbath is a "whole 24
hr. day" to the God of Israel, the 4th Commandment.
The word Sabbath is "60 times"
in the Gospels and letters
Luke 23:56 below, calls the
Sabbath a Commandment and a rest as in the 10
Commandments - Exodus
20 and Deut. 5
Luke 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices
and ointments; and rested
the Sabbath
day according to the commandment. (In - Exodus 20 and Deut. 5)
Question: S0 why are we here today?
Answer: We were told to remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy
The Sabbath is the 4th Commandment and
part of the “covenant” given to us at Mount Sinai in the 3rd month,
Sivan
Ex. 20 [8] Remember the
Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
[9] Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
[10] But the seventh day is the Sabbath of Yehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy
daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger
that is within thy gates:
[11] For in six days Yehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in
them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Yehovah blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
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Lev. 23 [1] And Yehovah spake unto Moses, saying,[2] Speak unto the children of Israel, and say
unto them,
Concerning the feasts of Yehovah, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.
[3] Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation;
ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of Yehovah in
all your dwellings.
Within your gates - in all your dwellings
Unto this day, some people are still
breaking the 4th commandment each week by not keeping the Sabbath as
it is described above.
I shall again define a few words for you:
Remember
זכר zâkar - zaw-kar' - A primitive root; properly to mark (so as to be
recognized), that is, to remember; by implication to mention; make
mention of, be mindful, recount, record
(-er), remember,
make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance,
still, think on, well.
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Holy Convocation
מקרא miqra: convocation, convoking, reading, a calling
together, sacred assembly, something called out, that is, a public meeting
(the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal
קדשׁ kodesh: a sacred place or thing;
consecrated, dedicated, hallowed, holiness, saint, sanctuary, apartness,
sacredness, separateness, apartness, sacredness, holiness
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No Servile work - melakat avodah מְלֶאכֶת
עֲבֹדָה
עֲבֹדָה avodah - work of any kind: act, bondservant, labor,
service, tillage, work
מְלֶאכֶת melakat – occupation
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Dwelling
משׁב/מושׁב môshâv - seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, your situation, location, (at) time of dwelling
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Today’s Topic:
Yehovah's Feasts vs. Pagan
Holidays
The fall feast and holy days of Yehovah are over for 2016 now
Let’s compare
The myth of Christmas
I feel it is only
appropriate to read about Christmas
Facts:
Christmas tree origin from Germany 1500's
Brought to United States different times by German Immigrants
Christmas, known as XMAS - Once Upon A Time,
Christmas was banned in 1659 in America
Catholic Church won – watch History channel’s “Christmas unwrapped” on YouTube
Received by:
Connecticut 1777
Pennsylvania 1821
Decorated Ohio 1847
National Christmas tree created in 1923
Became a National Holiday 1870
Some silly people sing to their dressed up dead evergreen tree, O Christmas tree
“O Christmas tree” is a traditional German
Christmas Carol
(Sing to a tree dead or not, No!)
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All the lies you tell your children on Xmas
You say:
There is a Santa Claus and he is a merry old man with red and white
clothes – There is a Mrs. Claus
Catholic St. Nicholas
In 1823 the famous poem 'A Visit from
St. Nicholas' or 'T'was the Night before Christmas', was published. Dr Clement
Clarke Moore later claimed that he had written it for his children. (Some
scholars now believe that it was actually written by Henry Livingston, Jr., who
was a distant relative of Dr Moore's wife.) The poem describes St. Nicholas
with eight reindeer and gives them their names. They became really well known
in the song 'Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer', written
in 1949.
In the 16th Century
in northern Europe, after the reformation from the
Catholic church, the stories and traditions about St. Nicholas became unpopular.
But someone had to deliver presents to children at
Christmas, so in the UK, particularly in England, he
became 'Father Christmas' or 'Old Man Christmas', an old character
from stories plays during the middle ages in the UK and parts of northern
Europe.
In France, he was then known as 'Pčre Nöel' in Germany, the 'Christ Kind'.
In the early USA his name was 'Kris
Kringle'.
Later, Dutch settlers in the USA took the old
stories of St. Nicholas with them and Kris Kringle became 'Sinterklaas' or as
we now say 'Santa Claus'!
Many countries, especially ones in Europe, celebrate St.
Nicholas' Day on 6th December.
In Holland and some other European Countries, children
leave clogs or shoes out on the 5th December (St. Nicholas Eve) to be filled
with presents.
They also believe that if they leave some hay
and carrots in their shoes for Sinterklaas's horse, they will be left some
sweets.
St. Nicholas became popular again in the Victorian era
when writers, poets and artists rediscovered and
embellished the old stories.
The UK Father Christmas and the
American Santa Claus became more and more alike over
the years and are now one and the same.
Some people say that Santa lives at
the North Pole. In Finland, they say that he lives in the north part of their
country called Lapland.
But everyone agrees that he travels
through the sky on a sledge that is pulled by reindeer, that he comes into
houses down the chimney at night and places presents for the children in socks
or bags by their beds, in front of the family Christmas tree, or by the fire
place.
On January 1st 1881, Harper's Weekly
published Thomas Nast's most famous image
of Santa, complete with a big red belly, an arm full of toys and smoking a
pipe!
This image of Santa became
very popular, with more artists drawing Santa in his red and white costume from
1900 to 1930.
You say now, even in 2016:
He, Santa has a home located on or near the North Pole
He, Santa fills socks or stockings with presents on the
night of December 24th.
He, Santa enters houses through the chimney with
presents
He, Santa sees you when you're sleeping
He, Santa knows when you're awake
He, Santa knows if you've been bad or good
Sounds like Santa replaced God
Decorate and Sing to a dead evergreen tree - O Christmas tree
Every time a bell (on a Xmas tree) rings an angel gets
his wings
Tell the children the elves make the toys at the North
Pole
Tell the children to leave out milk and cookies for Santa
Tell the children to write letters to Santa
Oh yes, they tell the children Jesus was born on Dec. 25
These tales above are all lies, none of these are in
scripture, and they are made up stories embellished from the past.
Christmas - Xmas
The following is a quote from the Encyclopedia
Brittanica, Volume 11 ; page 390.
"During the later periods of Roman history, sun
worship gained in importance and ultimately led to what has been called a
'solar monotheism.' Nearly all the gods of the period were possessed of Solar
qualities, and both Christ and Mithra acquired the traits of solar deities.
The feast of Sol and Victus (open unconquered Sun) on
December 25th was celebrated with great joy, and eventually this date was taken
over by the Christians as Christmas, the birthday of Christ. !
The Christians were trying to get more converts So they
adapted a pagan holiday to their worship to appease the pagans in 336 AD.
The Encyclopedia Britannica reports that "The traditional
customs connected with Christmas have developed from several sources as a
result of the coincidence of the celebration of the birth of Christ with the
pagan agricultural and solar observations at midwinter. In the Roman world the
Saturnalia (December 17) was a time of merrymaking and exchange of gifts.
December 25 was also regarded as the birth date of the Iranian
mystery god Mithra, the Sun of Righteousness
Colliers Encyclopedia agrees. Quote: "After the triumph of
Constantine, the church at Rome assigned December 25 as the date for the
celebration of the feast, possibly about A.D. 320 or 353. By the end of the
fourth century the whole Christian world was celebrating Christmas on that day,
with the exception of the Eastern churches, where it was celebrated on January
6. The choice of December 25 was probably influenced by the fact that on this
day the Romans celebrated the Mithraic feast of the Sun-god (natalis solis
invicti), and that the Saturnalia also came at this time."
Both encyclopedias plainly reveal that the
source of the celebration of December 25 is the birthday of Mithra, the pagan
sun god.
Sun worshippers since the time of Babel recognized this
time of year in honor of their gods.
1st century believers, taught personally by Christ, did
not celebrate His birthday. 2nd century theologians condemned the thought. Only
after severe persecution, destruction and inaccessibility of biblical scripture
and the blending of pagan doctrine with the worship of God was the Mithraic
celebration of December 25th proclaimed to be "Christian" in nature.
These facts are well documented. They can be found in any
encyclopedia. There is no way to "Christianize" the birthday of the
sun god. Anyone with access to an encyclopedia or the internet today can know
better than those with theological degrees of yesteryear!
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All the Nativity sets and scenes are wrong,
there are no "3" wise men
The wise men came to the "young
child" - "in the house" not when Yeshua was a babe lying in a
manger.
Matt.2 [1] Now when
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from
the east to Jerusalem, [ 2] Saying, Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.[ 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 Judaea: 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.[ 7] Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men , inquired 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.[ 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.
[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.[12]
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they
departed into their own country another way.[13 ] And when they were
departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying,
Arise, and take the young child and his
mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for
Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.[14 ] When he arose, he took
the young child and his mother by night,
and departed into Egypt:[15 ] And was there until the death of Herod:
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Out of Egypt have I called my son.[16] Then Herod, when he saw that he
was mocked of the wise men, was
exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the
children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years
old and under, according to the time which he had diligently
inquired of the wise men.[ 17]
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,[18
] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great
mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because
they are not.[19] But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord
appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,[20] Saying, Arise, and take the
young child and his mother, and go into
the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child 's
life.[21 ] And he arose, and took the young
child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.[22 ]
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father
Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a
dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:[ 23] And he came and
dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Shepherds, not 3
wise men came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying
in a manger
Luke 2 [1 ] And it came to pass in
those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the
world should be taxed.[ 2] (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius
was governor of Syria.)[3 ] And all went to be taxed, every one into his
own city.[ 4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;
(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)[ 5] To be taxed with
Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.[6 ] And so it was, that,
while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be
delivered.[7 ] And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him
in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for
them in the inn.[8] And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night.[ 9] And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore
afraid.[10] And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring
you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.[11 ] For
unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord.[12 ] And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.[13
] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,[14 ] Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.[15] And it came to pass, as the angels were
gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds
said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.[16] And they
came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the
babe lying in a manger. [17] And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.[18
] And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by
the shepherds.
[19] But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.[20
] And the shepherds returned, glorifying
and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was
told unto them.
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Now all God’s
Holy days and Feasts are in scripture and are true.
God’s New
Year is in Spring – Exodus 12:2
The Spring
Holy days and Feasts were shadows of the first coming
of Lord Yeshua.
The Fall Holy
days and Feast are shadows of the second coming of Lord Yeshua in the
future in God’s 7th month ha Ethanim. I kings 8:2
In short, you better hear the
sound of the "Trumpet", you better be "Atoned" if you want to "Tabernacle" with our Lord Yeshua thought
out eternity
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Here are "7" other
Sabbaths besides the weekly 7th day Sabbath in the Holy days and
Feasts of the God of Israel.
We keep these
feasts and holy days today with the spiritual understanding of Yeshua as the
focal point.
There are "7" other holy days which are treated like
a Sabbath
NO WORK - NO
BUYING or SELLING
1 – 3 – 7
The 1st month, the
3rd month, and the 7th month
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Lev. 23
The 1st month
The feast of
unleavened bread חַג הַמַּצּוֹת
- 15th
day
1 *** [7] In the first day ye shall have an holy
convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
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2 *** [8] But ye
shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yehovah seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no
servile work therein. 21th day
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The 3rd month
The feast of
weeks חַג
הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת (always on Sunday or the first day)
3 *** [21] And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that
it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it
shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.
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The 7th month
Memorial of blowing of trumpets זִכְרוֹן
תְּרוּעָה - 1st day
4 *** [24] Speak unto the children of Israel,
saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of
blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.
[25] Ye shall do no servile work therein: but
ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yehovah.
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The Day of Atonement - יוֹם
הַכִּפֻּרִים 10th day
5 *** [27] Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there
shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye
shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto Yehovah.
[28] And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of
atonement, to make an atonement for you before Yehovah your God.
[29]
For whatsoever soul it be that
shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his
people.
[30] And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the
same soul will I destroy from among his people.
[31]
Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your
generations in all your dwellings.
[32] It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in
the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate
your sabbath.
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The feast of
tabernacles חַג הַסֻּכּוֹת
6 *** [35] On the first day shall be an holy convocation:
ye shall do no servile work therein. 15th
day
7 *** [36] Seven days ye
shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yehovah: on
the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and
ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto Yehovah: it is a solemn assembly;
and ye shall do no servile work therein. 22nd day
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We are commanded
to teach our children the truth
“Tis the season to be pagan” is already around us!
I am reminded always to inform you to beware of: The false image
of love, false emotions,, false feelings, false thoughts, false accusations, imaginations, loneliness,
depression, financial drain, more debt, and suicide or murder.
Also be aware of the artificial false festival lights they put up. Satan really sets the stage for you.
Beware if you feel or
hear a voice telling you to separate yourself from the congregation, go off on
your own and read or whatever.
Shabbat Shalom