Occult Holidays Or God's Holy Days - Which

Occult Holidays or

God's Holy Days--Which?

by Fred R. Coulter

York Publishing Company Post Office Box 1038

Hollister, California 95024-1038

Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures used in

this book are quoted from The Holy Bible In Its

Original Order--A Faithful Version With Commentary ISBN 978-0-9675479-9-2

About the Cover

The cover was designed by Curley Creative. The picture of the human skull, provided by , symbolically depicts the way of man that leads to death. The emblem of the Ten Commandments symbolizes God's way to life--"If you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments" (Matt. 19:17).

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Table of Contents

Foreword ....................................................................... i About the Author .............................................................. ii Acknowledgments ............................................................ iii Other Works by the Author................................................... iv Preface .......................................................................... v

PART ONE - Secrets of Halloween and Other Occult Holidays

CHAPTER ONE - How the "Christian" World Has Been Deceived

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CHAPTER TWO - The Occult Origins of Halloween, Heathen

Gods and Goddesses ........................................... 8

CHAPTER THREE - Halloween and Orthodox Christendom ....... 15

CHAPTER FOUR - Secrets of the Occult Saturate the World Today ... 23

CHAPTER FIVE - The World of Entertainment: Vehicle of

the Occult ...................................................... 49

CHAPTER SIX - The Origins of Other Occult Holidays

Observed in Christendom .................................... 66

PART TWO - Survey of Occult Holidays and Practices in the Bible CHAPTER SEVEN - "Learn Not the Way of the Heathen" ........... 82 CHAPTER EIGHT - Sunday--an Occult Day of Worship or a Christian Day of Worship--Which? ........................ 94

PART THREE - God's Feasts and Holy Days Inset - Who and What Is a True Christian? ....................................... 114 CHAPTER NINE - Which Day of Worship Did God Make Holy? .. 119 CHAPTER TEN - A Survey of God's Feasts and Holy Days in the Old Testament ................................................. 137 CHAPTER ELEVEN - A Survey of God's Spring Feasts and Holy Days in the New Testament ........................... 156 CHAPTER TWELVE - A Survey of God's Fall Feasts and Holy Days in the New Testament ........................... 177 CHAPTER THIRTEEN - God's Greatest Mystery of the Ages Revealed in the Eighth Day--the Last Great Day ....... 197 CHAPTER FOURTEEN - CONCLUSION ............................. 218

PART FOUR APPENDIX A Understanding Paul's Difficult Scriptures Concerning the Law and Commandments of God .... 228 APPENDIX B How Did Jesus Fulfill the Law and the Prophets? ... 279 APPENDIX C Halloween and the Flood of Noah-- Is There a Link? ........................................... 287 APPENDIX D The Weekly Sabbath and Annual Feasts and Holy Days ........................................... 289 APPENDIX E The Biblical Truth about Sunday-Keeping .......... 291 APPENDIX F Rome's Challenge to the Protestants .................. 293 APPENDIX G The Biblical Truth about Sabbath-Keeping ......... 316 APPENDIX H Rome's War Against the Christian Passover, God's Sabbath and Holy Days ........................ 319 APPENDIX I Fourteen Rules for Bible Study ........................ 323 APPENDIX J The Eucharist--Sacrifice of the Mass ................. 327 APPENDIX K What Happens to the Dead? ............................ 334 APPENDIX L What Is the Unpardonable Sin? ........................ 342 APPENDIX M Binding and Loosing in the New Testament .......... 346

Bibliography ................................................................... 349

Foreword

Confused and disillusioned, many today are wondering, "Is there a God? Where is He? What, if anything, is God doing?" Mankind sees scant evidence in religion of God's direct involvement in the course of humanity. Shackled by tradition and religious myths, even professing "Christianity" gropes in a vacuum of ignorance regarding God's true plan for mankind.

Why? Because man has (for the most part, unknowingly) rejected the key to that plan--the knowledge of the seventh-day Sabbath and holy days of God. Instead, traditional holidays--including Sunday--have been adopted and accepted as "Christian."

Declaring the "end from the beginning," the true God of the Bible is actively involved in the affairs of man, ordering events according to His master plan as outlined by His Sabbath and feast days. Obviously, Satan the devil hates God's plan--for it also pictures his ultimate removal as the "god of this present age."

In what is perhaps one of the greatest conspiracies in the history of mankind, Satan has devised a cleverly disguised counterfeit "Christianity" to blind men from the knowledge of God's true plan. Analogous to King Jeroboam of ancient Israel--who substituted false "feast days" in place of God's true holy days--Satan has deceptively ensnared an unsuspecting world into believing that pagan occult holidays are acceptable forms of worship toward God.

In Occult Holidays or God's Holy Days--Which?, Fred R. Coulter brings to light this satanic conspiracy, uncovering in detail the occult roots of today's so-called "Christian" holidays--Halloween, Christmas, Easter, etc.--proving that such holidays are, in reality, a form of Satan worship.

Mr. Coulter demonstrates how God's seven annual holy days form a type of framework upon which are hung the various aspects of God's plan as they are fulfilled over time. This publication fully illustrates how God's seventh-day Sabbath and holy days picture His plan of salvation for all of mankind, concentrating on the establishment of the Kingdom of God and the eternal rule of Jesus Christ.

For a materialistic generation surrounded by religious indifference, intolerance and confusion, this book provides vital information. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the God of truth cannot be worshiped with pagan lies, myths and forms of worship, as God can only be worshiped "in spirit and in truth."

In a world of relativism where the line between right and wrong, good and evil are increasingly blurred, Occult Holidays or God's Holy Days-- Which? pulls no punches. Fred Coulter has captured, in a single book, the crux of the matter: Will we worship the true God, as He instructs--with the understanding of His true plan for mankind--or will we continue to look to myths, fables and false forms of worship that are of no avail?

The reader, indeed, will be compelled to choose--Which?

Philip Neal May 2006

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About the Author

Fred R. Coulter attended the University of San Francisco and graduated from San Mateo State College before graduating from Ambassador University (Ambassador College), Pasadena, California, with a BA in Theology in 1964. He was ordained a minister of Jesus Christ in 1965 and pastored churches of God in the Pacific Northwest, the Mountain States, the greater Los Angeles area and Monterey, including the central coast area of California. Mr. Coulter completed advanced biblical and ministerial studies in 1972-75 under the Ambassador University Master's Program. While completing these studies, he was encouraged by his professor of Koin? Greek to consider translating the books of the New Testament.

For the next twenty years, Mr. Coulter diligently studied, continuing to expand his knowledge of Koin? Greek. While undertaking a verse-byverse study of the books of the New Testament, he was moved to translate the New Testament into clear, easy-to-read English for contemporary readers--resulting in The New Testament In Its Original Order--A Faithful Version With Commentary. He has consistently used this translation of the New Testament in his other publications.

Fred Coulter has dedicated his life and talents to proclaiming Jesus Christ as personal Savior for all. Since 1983, Mr. Coulter has been the president of the Christian Biblical Church of God, headquartered in Hollister, California. He has an active ministry which reaches all parts of the United States and Canada, with additional offices in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya.

Each year nearly 500,000 people from around the world actively utilize the church's Web sites--where they find timely, inspiring weekly sermons and in-depth, verse-by-verse biblical study materials covering virtually all of Scripture.

With his ministry now spanning over 40 years, Fred R. Coulter has again been inspired to take up the sword of God's Word and has published this recent book: Occult Holidays or God's Holy Days--Which? This work documents the pagan and occult origins of the holidays accepted and celebrated today by Orthodox Christendom. The book then demonstrates in great detail God's true biblical feasts and holy days that He has commanded His people to keep--through which God actually reveals His plan and ultimate purpose for mankind, the pinnacle of His creation.

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Acknowledgments

We first acknowledge God the Father and Jesus Christ, and thank them for preserving the Holy Bible--in spite of mankind's tumultuous history--so that today the truth is available for everyone. It is the very Word of God that gives us the true understanding of the purpose of human existence. Jesus said, "Your Word is the truth" (John 17:17), and "you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" (John 8:32).

A special "thank you" goes to all the faithful brethren whose tithes and offerings made this book possible.

As with my other publications, many people have helped and shared in the production of this book. Their diligent work and support has made it possible. First, I give my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to my loving, dear wife, Dolores, for her personal encouragement, editing and assistance. Special thanks go to Kay Dye for contributing in the research of Halloween, Philip Neal and Duncan MacLeod for their diligent editing of the text and appendices, and Rod Repp and Rowan St. Clair Howell for proofreading. John and Hiedi Vogele are to be highly commended for the final formatting and proofreading of the entire text.

Fred R. Coulter May 2006

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Other Works by the Author

The Holy Bible In Its Original Order--A Faithful Version With Commentary is a new translation that reflects the meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek with fidelity and accuracy--and is the only English version in which the books of the Bible are arranged in their original order. The easy-to-read translation retains the grace and grandeur of the King James Version while clarifying many of its problematic passages. Included are commentaries on the writing, canonization and preservation of the Scriptures. Various appendices cover numerous controversial biblical teachings, and detailed footnotes and marginal references explain hard-to-understand passages. A vital tool for all students of the Bible!

The New Testament In Its Original Order--A Faithful Version With Commentary is Coulter's original translation of the New Testament from Koin? Greek. At 928 pages, the work includes numerous detailed commentaries and appendices on a wide variety of biblical subjects.

A Harmony of the Gospels in Modern English brings to life the message and purpose of the true Jesus, portraying His life and ministry in their true historical setting. This easy-to-understand, step-by-step account of the life of Christ is an indispensable study aid for every Bible student.

The Christian Passover details the scriptural and historical truths of the Passover in both the Old and New Testaments, leading the reader stepby-step through every aspect of one of the most vital and fundamental teachings revealed in the Bible. With over 500 pages, the book fully explains the meaning of the Christian Passover--a remembrance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb of God--in a most compelling and inspiring manner. The full meaning of the body and blood of Jesus Christ is revealed, showing the magnitude of God's love for every person.

The Day Jesus the Christ Died--the Biblical Truth about His Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection is THE ONLY BOOK to present "the rest of the story"--left out by Mel Gibson in his epic movie The Passion of the Christ. Without the true historical and biblical facts, one cannot fully understand the meaning of Jesus Christ's horrific, humiliating and gruesome death by beating, scourging and crucifixion. The author presents the full biblical account in a most compelling way. As you will see, the truth is more astounding than all of the ideas, superstitions and traditions of men!

The Seven General Epistles is designed for an in-depth verse-byverse study of the epistles of James; I and II Peter; I, II and III John and Jude. As part of the living Word of God, these epistles are as meaningful today for personal Christian growth as when they were written.

Lord, What Should I Do? is a book for Christians who are confused by the escalating spiritual and doctrinal chaos in churches today--which is undermining the true faith of the Bible. Any religious organization that teaches the Word of God is a target for the forces of evil behind this chaos. This book clarifies the problem and offers the solution.

On-Line Studies for the serious Bible student--with additional written material and in-depth Bible studies in audio format--can be obtained at , and .

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