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The Appointed Times of God are not recognized by the world. Do not be surprised. The world does not understand them, it does not love them and usually disregards God’s special, sacred, Holy Appointed Times. Why? Because the enemy who is king of this world does not like them. The enemy hates the beautiful things of God and His Holy Days because they point to salvation and redemption. Each of God’s Appointed Times, His Holy Days point to the Messiah.

Influence From the Enemy

The world is influenced by the spirit of the air (Satan) and the world loves times and days which are beautiful to the eyes, but have no lasting or eternal substance. So what days does the enemy love? Saturnalia, Lupercalia, Eastarte, Samhain. Why would the enemy love these days? Because each of these days worship specific spirits or gods. The bible makes it clear that these gods are actually demons and each of these days gives worship and honor to specific evil spirits.

^{Deuteronomy 32:17-18}They sacrificed to demons, a non-god, gods they had not known— to new ones who came in lately, ones your fathers had not dreaded. ¹⁸ The Rock who birthed you, you ignored. You forgot God who brought you forth.

^{1 Corinthians 10:20-22}No, I’m saying that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God, and I don’t want you to become partners with demons. ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. ²² Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

Today, the prince of the power of the air (Satan) is in control of many things. Do not be deceived by him.

^{Ephesians 2:1-2}And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, ² in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

The world is his kingdom and portrays him as a crazy, red-horned person, holding a pitch fork near fire. This is part of the enemy’s deception. Satan is a cherubim (angel).

^{Ezekiel 28:14-15}“You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. ¹⁵ You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you.

Here is the truth, the enemy is stunning, beautiful, and amazingly created cherubim. Ezekiel 1:4-12 illustrates and describes in detail what a cherubim looks like with this fascinating scripture:

^{Ezekiel 1:4-12}I looked, and behold, a storm wind came from the north, a great cloud with flashing fire and brightness all around it, and something like a glowing alloy[a] out of the fire. ⁵ From within it came the likeness of four living creatures. This was their appearance: they had a likeness of a human, ⁶ but each one had four faces and each one of them had four wings. ⁷ Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like the hoof of a calf. They sparkled like the color of burnished bronze. ⁸ They had human hands under their wings on their four sides. The four of them had faces and wings: ⁹ their wings touched one another; they did not turn when they moved; each could move in the direction of any of its faces. ¹⁰ As for the form of their faces, each had a human face, the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side and the four had the face of an eagle. ¹¹ Such were their faces. Their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings touching the wing of another, while another two were covering their bodies. ¹² Now each being could move in the direction of any of its faces; wherever the Ruach would go, they went, without turning as they went.

The enemy is in control of things you might believe are holy and special. Today, God is allowing a strong deception. The enemy, Satan, does not like the special, sacred, Holy things of our Creator. He is an adversary and enemy of God and tries continuously to destroy all things that are Holy and good. This is the purpose of this web site: share the Truth to set God’s people free.

^{2 Thessalonians 2:11-12}For this reason God sends them a delusional force, to lead them to believe what is false, ¹² so that they may be judged—all those who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness.

Which Man Created the Confusion?

Constantine is in a battle with Roman General Maxentius. While fighting and marching, Constantine looks up to the sun and sees a cross of light above, and also sees the words “In this, conquer”. Constantine did not know the meaning of the apparition, but on the following night, he had a dream in which he was told by a spirit to use the sign of the cross against his enemies.

^{1 John 4:1}Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Did Constantine test the spirit in his dream? Did Constantine have a relationship with Messiah prior to the dream? Did Constantine consult the church leadership? Reading and studying history, it is clear Constantine was on a mission to overturn Roman General Maxentius and gain the title Roman Emperor of the Roman Empire.

The Vision of the Cross by assistants of Raphael,

Constantine grew up as a pagan. During his life he did not surrender to Messiah or recognize Him as his Lord. He simply changed the law so that it was no longer illegal to be Christian.

In 312 AD prior to his death bed confession to the Christian faith, and under his leadership, he aligned his pagan ways onto the Roman kingdom. By coercion from the Roman government, any Christian people or Roman citizens were forced to engage in pagan holidays. The previous Holy Days known by Christians and the apostles were supplanted and overridden with Roman pagan days. The meaning of the new “holy days” soon included Christian symbology to attract those who did not know the truth of God’s word. Over time, the original God inspired and God ordained days were lost in confusion and completely forgotten.

March 7, 321, Constantine decreed dies Solis—day of the sun, “Sunday”—as the Roman day of rest:

^{Codex Justinianus 3.12.2}On the venerable day of the Sun let the magistrates and people residing in cities rest, and let all workshops be closed. In the country however persons engaged in agriculture may freely and lawfully continue their pursuits because it often happens that another day is not suitable for grain-sowing or vine planting; lest by neglecting the proper moment for such operations the bounty of heaven should be lost.

May 22, 337 AD, Constantine was 57 years old, and knowing he was deathly ill was finally baptized. He professed that Jesus is Lord and on this same day, he died in bed.

In 360 AD as directed by the Council of Laodicea, the “church” leadership with authority from Constantine, changed the true Sabbath to the first day of the week. During this time the first day of the week was attributed to the “god of the sun”. Today, we know the first day of the week to be “sun” day or Sunday.

^{Council of Laodicea}“Christians should not Judaize and should not be idle on the Sabbath, but should work on that day; they should, however, particularly reverence the Lord’s day and, if possible, not work on it, because they were Christians” (Canon 29 [A.D. 360]).

In 381 AD, “christianity” is the official state religion of the Roman empire.

Therefore, each one of these pagan (man made) days, are not Heaven inspired but rather demon worshiping and have no saving power. Here are the modern names of the pagan days mentioned above: Christmas, Valentines, Easter, Halloween. Remember, the world loves these days, embraces and celebrates them whole heartedly. Jesus asked His followers and true believers not to become part of this world.

True Worship

Know that those who worship God, do so in spirit and in truth. There is no other way to worship Him. God’s enemies do not worship the True God, they worship the enemy.

^{John 4:24}God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.

I pray that God will open your eyes, open your heart, and that you will see His beautiful truth, His plan of salvation in His Holy Days. And I pray that you will see His pure goodness, His kindness, and be saved by His word of truth.

^{Revelation 18:3-5}For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury. ⁴ And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. ⁵ For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.

Fascinating Story

Assemblies of God Pastor Scott Hillman humbly and compassionately giving testimony of why and how he and most of his congregation began keeping Shabbat and the Feasts of the Lord.

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