The hidden truth about Christmas many didn’t know or had never been told before that the Bible Reveals
The Hidden Christmas Truth That Will Shock You
Hello, friends. Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you’re listening! Welcome back to Spiritual Podcast, your podcast for authentic Bible truth teachings. This is Elder Dan, and I’m inviting you to settle in for a challenging but essential conversation. We’re in December, the most wonderful time of the year, right? Trees are up, lights are twinkling, and the carols are playing. It’s Christmas.
But let’s be honest with each other. If you search the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, you won’t find a single command to celebrate the birth of Yahshua on December 25th. You won’t find a mention of a Christmas tree, stockings, or Santa Claus. That’s because Christmas, as we know it, is a beautiful, man-made tradition—not a biblical holy day!
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The Silence of Scripture
When we talk about what Almighty Yahweh demands of us, we look at the Holy Word, the Bible. Yahweh gave us commands for the Sabbath, for Passover, for Pentecost; these were appointed times, holy days set apart by divine instruction.
But the Bible is profoundly silent on celebrating Yahshua’s birthday. Think about the Apostle Paul. He spent his life establishing churches, teaching sound doctrine, and correcting errors. Yet, he never once wrote to remember to observe the feast of the Nativity on the twenty-fifth of December!”
In fact, Paul warns us against getting caught up in observing specific dates and seasons when we don’t need them. Flip over to Galatians 4:10-11. Paul worried for the churches in Galatia that they were slipping back into religious legalism, and He writes them this:
“You are observing days and months and seasons and years! I am afraid I may have labored over you in vain.”
Paul’s fear was that they were exchanging the grace they had in Messiah Yahshua for bondage to rituals and calendars. For us, the day-to-day miracle of the Incarnation is what matters; that Elohim became man (John 1:14). It wasn’t just a 24-hour event on one specific calendar date.
In fact, the only commemorative act that Yahshua commanded His followers to observe was the celebration of His death, not His birth! When we observe the Master’s Supper, we are obeying a clear instruction. In 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Paul recounts the institution of this practice, where Yahshua says:
“This do in remembrance of me.”
Think about that contrast: A direct command to remember His sacrifice, and absolute silence on the date of His arrival. This reinforces that our faith is centered on the stake, the resurrection, and the living Messiah; not an annual birthday party.
The Pagan Adoption of the Date
So, if the Bible doesn’t give us December 25th, where does it come from?
And speaking of the date, let’s look at the famous nativity scene. Remember what Luke 2:8 tells us about the night Yahshua was born?
It says, “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
Now, picture Judea in December. It’s cold, it’s rainy, sometimes even snowy. Historically, shepherds did not keep their flocks out in the open fields overnight during the colder, wet season of late fall through early spring. Yes, they would have housed them indoors! The fact that the shepherds were “out in the field” strongly suggests the birth happened during a milder season, likely spring, summer, or early autumn. This is yet another piece of evidence that the December 25th date is an arbitrary, adopted tradition, not a historical fact!
The history is clear: The early church, after the Roman Empire became Christian, had a powerful desire to bring the new faith to pagan communities. These communities were already celebrating major winter festivals around the winter solstice—things like Saturnalia, a Roman festival, or the birthday of the Unconquered Sun, Sol Invictus. These were already huge cultural events.
Around the 4th century, the church hierarchy made a strategic decision: they took the existing, popular pagan date of December 25th and essentially Christianized it! Instead of celebrating the rebirth of the sun, they started celebrating the birth of the Son of Righteousness. It was brilliant marketing, but it was purely a human invention; a way to replace pagan rituals with Christian meaning.
It’s very crucial that people understand this. The traditions are old, but they are traditions of men, not commands of Elohim.
Christian Grace and Redemptive Celebration
Does knowing this mean we have to stop celebrating Christmas? Absolutely yes if you follow what the Bible says!
Do you see the substance here? Yes, the reality belongs to Yahshua, the Messiah!
My friends, if you want to set aside a day to celebrate the arrival of the Savior, you are free to do so by celebrating the Holy Feasts of Yahweh like the Feast of Tabernacles, for example. Your focus must remain fixed on the true meaning of the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 11:4). My friends, that Word who became flesh and dwelt among us was Yahshua, our Messiah, yes, the Savior of humanity Himself!
The danger isn’t the date or the decorations; the danger is elevating a tradition of men to the level of a divine command!
The Takeaway
So, let’s wrap up with this thought. Don’t celebrate Christmas out of obligation or because you think Yahweh requires it on December 25th. Remember, Christmas is a holiday, not a holy day; there’s a big difference! And Christmas is a man-made secular tradition, not a Bible-based sacred day!
Use this cultural moment of Christmas festivity, this pause in the year, to direct your every gaze back to Bethlehem. Use the lights to talk about the Light of the World. Use the gifts to talk about the ultimate Gift, Yahshua Messiah!
Indeed, you are free to commemorate Yahshua’s birth, not because of a man-made calendar, but because the love of Yahweh was made visible through Him!
Described in Romans 5:8, it says, “But Elohim shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Messiah Yahshua died for us.”
Yes, that truth is worthy of celebration every single day of the year!
So, go and focus on the Savior, Yahshua. May Yahweh bless you, and we’ll catch you again next time!
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Brethren, before I go, let me pray this prayer for you: May Yahweh bless you and keep you; may Yahweh make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; may Yahweh lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. I humbly pray all these things to Yahweh through Yahshua the Messiah, our Master and coming King, amen. Kindly keep praying for the shalom of Israel. Take care. Halleluyah!