This past year has been a year of change for me, also a year of challenges. Years ago I wondered why Christians weren't celebrating Jewish Feast days if they believe in Jesus. The whole Bible Old/New Testaments is nothing more than a Book of the Messiah. The feast days are the types and shadows of things to come. Even the early gentiles of the Disciples, and Apostles converted to observe these days and to learn the commandments of God.
This is my first year of celebrating the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah. This is new to me. I felt a pull to doing it this year. As hard as it was explaining this to my friends and family, I feel at peace with it after explaining it to them. Too many years I didn't want to celebrate Christmas because of what I believe.
The more I read the Word of God the more convinced I was that I should be doing what I am doing according to scriptures and doing what the Disciples/Apostles taught. I have always wondered why Christians that love the Lord don’t follow the Jewish Feast and Festivals. All through the Bible is nothing but Jewish customs and commandments from God himself on how we should live.
I find it interesting that is was very difficult for me to find a Hanukkah menorah in my area. EVERYTHING is Christmas. I have come to learn that the Christmas holiday is pagan in origin. If you are to research it yourselves you will see the same thing. Same goes for Easter. I also find it interesting that Ham is the meal of choice on both Christmas and Easter. That is another subject itself. Pork is considered unclean in scripture, also if you think about it Jesus cast demons into a heard of pigs. So that should tell you something. That pork is still unclean. Anyway, back to Christmas.
I find it odd that Kris Kringle A.K.A Santa Clause has a meaning:
Kris Kringle (sometimes given as Kriss Kringle) is a name used in the United States and may refer to:
This brings me back to Hanukkah. Something pure and has been celebrated for over 2000 years. Even Jesus himself celebrated it. The Feast of Dedication. I find it interesting that the Maccabee books are not in Holy Book. Since the Greeks defiled the Temple and sacrificed pigs on the alter and put a statue of their gods in the Temple. Judah Maccabee and his army helped defeat the Hellenist government. The Jews rededicated the Temple after finding one sealed, undefiled flask of pure live oil blessed by the High Priest for the menorah. That was enough oil for one day. It lasted 8 day until they could make more and have a High Priest bless it.
See I am rededicating my life to Jesus since our body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. 1st Corinthians 6:19:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
So on my first Hanukkah this is what I am doing. Rededicating my life to Jesus. My body which is the temple of his Spirit. I am seeking the truth in all things. AMEN
This is my first year of celebrating the Jewish Festival of Hanukkah. This is new to me. I felt a pull to doing it this year. As hard as it was explaining this to my friends and family, I feel at peace with it after explaining it to them. Too many years I didn't want to celebrate Christmas because of what I believe.
The more I read the Word of God the more convinced I was that I should be doing what I am doing according to scriptures and doing what the Disciples/Apostles taught. I have always wondered why Christians that love the Lord don’t follow the Jewish Feast and Festivals. All through the Bible is nothing but Jewish customs and commandments from God himself on how we should live.
I find it interesting that is was very difficult for me to find a Hanukkah menorah in my area. EVERYTHING is Christmas. I have come to learn that the Christmas holiday is pagan in origin. If you are to research it yourselves you will see the same thing. Same goes for Easter. I also find it interesting that Ham is the meal of choice on both Christmas and Easter. That is another subject itself. Pork is considered unclean in scripture, also if you think about it Jesus cast demons into a heard of pigs. So that should tell you something. That pork is still unclean. Anyway, back to Christmas.
I find it odd that Kris Kringle A.K.A Santa Clause has a meaning:
Kris Kringle (sometimes given as Kriss Kringle) is a name used in the United States and may refer to:
- Christkind or Christkindl, the Austrian and German Christmas gift-bringer, the Christ Child.
This brings me back to Hanukkah. Something pure and has been celebrated for over 2000 years. Even Jesus himself celebrated it. The Feast of Dedication. I find it interesting that the Maccabee books are not in Holy Book. Since the Greeks defiled the Temple and sacrificed pigs on the alter and put a statue of their gods in the Temple. Judah Maccabee and his army helped defeat the Hellenist government. The Jews rededicated the Temple after finding one sealed, undefiled flask of pure live oil blessed by the High Priest for the menorah. That was enough oil for one day. It lasted 8 day until they could make more and have a High Priest bless it.
See I am rededicating my life to Jesus since our body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. 1st Corinthians 6:19:19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
So on my first Hanukkah this is what I am doing. Rededicating my life to Jesus. My body which is the temple of his Spirit. I am seeking the truth in all things. AMEN