New Moon is almost certainly going to be the biggest movie of 2009. In fact, it is expected to take in somewhere around 100 million dollars in ticket sales in the first weekend alone. But long before "New Moon" was ever known as the hottest vampire romance movie ever to come out of Hollywood, it was a holiday instituted by God. Surprisingly, very few people know about that fact. It is quite a sad commentary on the state of the church today that the vast majority of Christians in the industrialized nations around the world (especially the young people) know all about the "New Moon" vampire movie coming out, but only a small fraction of them even realize that God created a unique holiday which He called "New Moon" which His people practiced for thousands of years and which God still intends for us to keep today. (Read More.....)
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There is an increasing trend not only in the United States, but throughout the world to blend the blowing of shofars with modern praise and worship music. In our opinion, this mixing of the ancient and modern can make for a very powerful worship experience. (Read More.....)
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Did God intend for Jews and Christians to have different religions? Did Jesus Christ come to this earth to set up an entirely new religion or was He a continuation of what God had already been doing since the beginning of time? Why do Christians today practice holidays and traditions that are completely different from the holidays and the traditions that the early apostles practiced? 
Should Christians celebrate Passover or should they celebrate Easter? The answer may seem quite obvious to some of you, but in reality this question has become quite a controversy in the Christian community over the past several years. As Christians have learned more about the history of each holiday, an increasing number of Christians have been choosing to celebrate Passover rather than Easter. 
In a previous post we mentioned the pagan origins of Christmas, but we wanted to go into quite a bit more detail about the historical facts regarding December 25th. Most Christians get quite offended when you try to tell them that December 25th is not a Christian holiday. They just don't understand. The truth is that it is a very ancient pagan holiday, and most of the Christmas traditions of today can be directly traced back to pagan practices. 
In a previous article we alluded to the fact that Yahshua (Jesus) was almost certainly born during the Feast of Tabernacles. But is there any evidence for this? Is there any evidence that Jesus was not born on December 25th? The truth is that the vast majority of both Christians and non-Christians are shocked when you tell them that Yahshua (Jesus) was not born anywhere near December 25th. In fact, the word "Christmas" is not anywhere in the Bible, and neither are "Christmas trees" or "Christmas presents". 
The vast majority of Jews and the vast majority of Christians have no idea that there is a connection between the shofar, Rosh Hashanah and the return of Jesus Christ to this earth. The truth is that there is a reason why God commands that the shofar be blown on Rosh Hashanah - it is because the blast of the trumpet is connected to the ultimate prophetic fulfillment of that festival. 
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