Is Christmas Christian?
The birthday of Jesus Christ and His death day have been exploited to promote pagan gods, to make merchants wealthy who receive 40% of their revenue at this time, and to deceive the masses from the true purpose of these days. Christmas and Easter are popular, lucrative holidays all over the world. However, a Google search will tell you that Christmas is not a Christian holiday.
Christmas of December 25th is the birthday of pagan gods that the Roman Empire worshipped before Constantine replaced the religion of Rome with Christianity…and naturally, paganism was incorporated into the dogma.
Christmas actually occurs on one of the shortest, darkest days of the year – the winter solstice – which is full of Satanic and demonic rituals along with various practices of witchcraft.
The Bible does not even state the date Christ was born, nor did Christ teach His disciples to give each other gifts on His birthday, neither was this belief practiced by the first century Church. Theologians maintain that Jesus was born September 20th – 23rd, around the Day Of Trumpets Sabbath.
If people were really fired up about the birth of Jesus Christ, they would spread this Good News on September 23rd about the Son Of God who came into the world to redeem humanity from sin and death and to be our God and our King. Instead, Santa Clause is glorified, the spirit of giving is promoted and the pagan gods are honored in the name of Christ on His far-fetched, mysterious birthday.
I am not against Christmas or giving but Yehovah is a jealous God who hates to compete with pagan gods. Can we give all of the honor, the glory and the praise to King Jesus in the proper context?
The History of Chanukah
Around 167 BC, Antiochus Epiphanes, who was the king of the Seleucid Empire in the Middle East was determined to unify the religions of the region by compelling everyone to worship him as the paramount Greek god Zeus in human form. Antiochus desecrated the holy Temple of the Jews by setting up a statue of Zeus and by sacrificing a pig on the altar of burnt offerings.
About three-and-a-half years later by 164 BC, Judas Maccabeus and his followers, under the leadership of Yehovah, recaptured the Temple and the city of Jerusalem. They tore down the sacrilegious statue of Zeus, they built a new altar and they purified the Temple. The Jews found enough consecrated oil to light the menorah lamp in the Temple for only one day. However, Yehovah miraculously kept the candelabra lit for eight days. This is why some refer to Chanukah as “The Festival of Lights” symbolized by lighting one candle of a menorah for each of the eight-day Feast.
Nevertheless, Chanukah means “dedication” and The Feast of Chanukah commemorates rededicating the Temple back to Yehovah after He gave the Jewish people victory over Antiochus and his mighty army.
So Why Isn’t Chanukah in the Old Testament?
Recall that Chanukah was established 164 years before the New Testament and 236 years after the Old Testament concluded. This 400-year era is known as the intertestamental period when the Apocrypha was written. 1st and 2nd Maccabees and history do record Israel’s conflict with the Seleucid King, Antioch Epiphanies. Moreover, Daniel 11:2-45 prophesied that Israel would be in the middle of the wars of the King of the North and the King of the South, which are the Seleucid kingdom of Syria and the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt, respectfully.
In John 10:22-38 of the New Testament, King Jesus observed Chanukah by going into the Temple to teach the Pharisee sect of Jews who strictly hold to the traditional and written laws of Moses. This teaching in the Temple was primarily done on weekly and annual Sabbaths; i.e. Saturdays and High Holy days.
The Prophecy of Chanukah
By the middle of the Tribulation (the last 3 1/2 years on earth before Christ comes back), the Antichrist Beast dictator of the world will unify all religions by compelling everyone to worship him as the paramount god in human form. He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God (2 Thes. 2:3-4). The Antichrist Beast will also make everyone in the world remotely worship, on their smartphone, the sacrilegious, abominable AI talking robot Image of the Beast in the Temple (Rev. 13:14-15).
About three-and-a-half years later, King Jesus will come back to put an end to the Tribulation by defeating the Satanic, the Antichrist and the Empire Beasts and their mighty United Nations army. Christ will tear down the abominable, sacrilegious AI talking robot and He will purify and rededicate the Temple back to Yehovah. Then, Jesus will set up His heavenly Kingdom in that same Temple at Jerusalem and Jesus will rule the world for 1000 years on Chanukah (Rev 20:6, Zech 14:9, Isa 9:6-7)!
This is why it is so important to study and understand the High Holy day foreshadows of the Hebrew calendar and Judaism (which is simply the Old Testament from a Jewish perspective) because these principles give clear insight into who Jesus is and what Jesus will do in the future. Judaism is the foundation of Christianity.
The Wrap
Chanukah glorifies Jesus Christ and the Father God because Chanukah is an annual reminder of the prophecy that King Jesus will fulfill in the future, which gives the Saints hope. I believe Christians should learn about Chanukah because it testifies, like the Law and the prophets that Scripture is all about King Jesus who is everything (Luke 24:27, Col 1:17). The sad part is that you will never learn about Chanukah from the Church because it is too busy promoting pagan Christmas.
Make sure you glorify Jesus by observing Chanukah, if you want to reign with the King. Chanukah is an eight-day festival from sunset Sunday, December 14th 2025 to sunset Monday, December 22nd 2025.
We observe Chanukah by reflecting on how God took back the Temple and the holy city in the past to give them to His followers. During this time, we are reminded that Chanukah is also a prophecy that gives the Saints hope of God’s promise that we will inherit the Kingdom and rule the world with Christ for 1000 years.
We are encouraged to gather with family and friends to feast and even share gifts on Chanukah. If you want to go to Church and engage in extra religious activities like spreading the Gospel, then those are great. However, try not to sin during this time and if possible, do not work on the first day and the last day of the Feast. I believe if you honor God with your vacation days, God will bless your job. That’s it. God’s yoke is light.
And don’t let anyone deceived you in any way; for you may very well be provoking God’s Wrath on your life simply by participating in worldly events that claim to be of Christ. Satan condemns 85% of the world through innocent lies.
I Hope The Best For You and Your Family During This Chanukah Festival As It Reminds Us Of Our Future Reign With King Jesus
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Holy Father in heaven, thank You for calling me. I am an unworthy sinner. I now turn from my evil, selfish ways. I believe in my heart Jesus died for my sins and You raised Him up on the third day. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is the king of my life. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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I know that Christians probably do not have to keep Chanukah to be saved. However, you should remember that it is difficult to squeeze through the narrow gate of heaven but it is easy to be condemned through false narratives. The purpose of Christmas is to deceive you from Chanukah and its prophecy by distracting you with pagan gods and their birthday holidays.
Christians do not believe in Chanukah because they think that they will go to heaven to live for eternity, which is a false teaching. Even the Church deceives you from knowing that you are destined to reign with Christ on earth in the after life. Our stay in heaven will only be less than a month.