Now don't you get me wrong my friend. I appreciate that you thoughtfully wish me a prosperous and happy 2018. Problem is, it's a FALSE NEW YEAR!! The true new year is some two and a half months away (today is 18th Tebeth 5778. Tebeth being the Bible Calender's tenth month - Esther 2:16).
So how did we get here? The Bible prophesied of a power that "shall attempt to change the set times and the law..." (Daniel 7:25). These changes were effected by the Roman Empire (first through Julius Caesar and then by Pope Gregory the Great...who modified the Julian calendar into the present Gregorian Calendar).
These changes have had far reaching consequences for the dwellers of planet earth:
1) The beginning of days, months and years were changed. The DAY is now regarded as starting at midnight instead of evening (Leviticus 23:32, Genesis 1:5,8,13,19,23).
2) The biblically ordained festivals of Leviticus 23 were put on the back burner in favour of pagan holidays such as Sunday, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, a pagan new year dedicated to Janus (the Roman god of transitions) etc.
These changes are not of God but of the devil who has deceived the world. "...then the great DRAGON was hurled down, that ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan who LEADS THE WHOLE WORLD ASTRAY" (Revelation 12:9, NIV, emphasis mine).
Why does he use deception? So as to get people to unwittingly worship him, instead of worshipping God. "Men worshipped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast..." (Revelation 13:4)
Is Dragon and beast worship without consequence? "...if anyone worships or his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand , he too, will drink of the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. He will be tormented with burning sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of his name." (Revelation 14:9-11, NIV).
So God's people need to heed his voice and come out of this false religion that has engulfed the world (Revelation 18:4).
NYcancelled.png