The Rise of the Christ-Mass! Oliver Cromwell vs Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol WINS!

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🗡️ Sermon delivered at Pilgrim Baptist Church on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 6:15 pm. 🗡️

This KJV sermon gives an historical timeline concerning the rise, fall and rise of the Christ-mass.

It's important to note that there is absolutely no biblical evidence that Paul or any of the apostles observed Jesus' birthday. There is also no record of any first-century follower of Christ who celebrated His birthday.

There is no mention of Christmas until the 3rd century, and it never gained any popularity until the 4th century. Up until this time it was never celebrated by Christians, it was only celebrated by pagan druids.

It wasn't until the Roman Catholic Church made a blasphemous move and put a supposed birthdate of Christ to match the birthdate of a false pagan druid god. This was one of the first co-exist campaigns.

By the 7th century, Pope Gregory had ordered Augustine of Canterbury to incorporate all pagan practices into the expanding Roman Catholic Church.

In 1223, Saint Francis of Assisi created the first nativity scene in Italy. He wanted the emphasis of Christmas on worshiping Jesus, rather than on materialism and gift exchanges.

However, the Christ-Mas had a Marti Gras atmosphere, which is why it gained a LOT of popularity. It was everything, but Christian.

The blood-drenched celebrations got so out of hand in England, the Christ-Mass was finally outlawed in England.

Oliver Cromwell and the puritans commanded that Christianity remain pure and separate from paganism. However, despite their efforts, the Christ-Mass celebrations went underground.

By 1656, the public demanded the legalization of the Christ-Mass.

When Charles II was appointed, he restored England’s monarchy and the celebration of the Christ-Mass.

The first settlers to the U.S. from England were mostly Puritans. They wanted religious freedom, without a hierarchy and corruption of the organized church. They came over with the knowledge of the danger of these pagan practices.

In 1659, following England’s lead, America had outlawed Christmas. For 200 years, the clergy battled to keep the riotous celebrations honoring the pagan god Saturn from infiltrating the new world.

Reverend Cottonmaker had warned against it in a Christmas day sermon in 1712. But, the public’s taste for sin and revelry had persisted.

In 1828 gang rioting during the Saturnalia-Christmas type celebrations got so bad that cities like NY were forced to issue a professional police force for the first time in order to control the savagery.

Christmas was not widely celebrated and in some places, it was outlawed. This was mainly because many of the churches regarded it a pagan celebration and a reproach to the Lord.

By the mid-19th century, American churches were the last remaining holdout in the war against the validation of Christmas.

However, they also succumbed because of the American Sunday School Society, who began advocating Christmas programs to children as a method of filling the pews.


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Jimmy Fortunato is the Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church, located at 229 W. Jere Whitson Rd. Cookeville, TN 38501.

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