More evidence to confirm that July 4th should be a day that all of us take extra caution, but particularly, those in the United States. In the midst of all these warnings and confirmations, I found this video. I had no idea of the pagan origins to July 4th.
Please watch the video in its entirety by Youtuber, Beyond Room 313, entitled “Fourth of July is Baal Ritual Worship – Pagan Patriotism Ancient Rites / Thomas Sheridan”.
Here are just a few points from this video:
America is a republic based upon the rites & rituals of Ancient, pagan Rome. Why we have Neo-classical architecture, George Washington & other founding fathers acting like ancient Roman emperors & governors, and giving their slaves names like Flavius & Cassius.
Need to understand mystical & magical relationships between human spiritual and magic traditions and fire and fire making.
The rubbing of two sticks together had a male & female component
The Celtic cross represents two sticks being rubbed together & at the center of it hangs “the light of the world”
In olden days, strangers had to pass between two flames as a “spiritual cleansing” before the person could enter the community.
Fire spirits were either considered good or evil. Hence the idea of fire sacrifice to appease the fire god.
Baal fire of St. John’s Eve, an ancient pagan festival, is still observed in parts of Celtic England and the northwest of Ireland.
Veneration of Baal in the British Isles is most certainly rooted in ancient Roman influence.
As late as the early 20th century, on the border areas of Ireland & Scotland & on the frontier of what was once the Roman Empire, Baal fires were lit on St. John’s Eve (June 23rd). Villagers would jump over these fires and unknowingly participate in a Baal ritual.
On St. John’s Eve, there was a large community celebration, including children linking arms and singing while circling the yet to be lit, massive bonfire.
The worship of Baal made its way to the United States by way of the immigrants of people from Scotland. This is also how the current day Halloween (Samhain) made it to the U.S.
A cake was made and one piece was singed and blindfolded men took turns picking a piece of the cake. “A sacrifice” of one person to the entire group where the person who picked the piece of cake with ashes then served the community for the next year (a form of “patriotism”) by doing helpful tasks for others.
In time, the Baal veneration was linked to fireworks and bonfires throughout the U.S.
This tradition continued because it fused community and brought people together while eating delicious food
U.S. is a by-product of Scottish Rite Freemasonry and French Republicanism which was a product of the Roman Pagan Empire.
“Republicanism is the ideology of governing a nation as a republic with an emphasis on liberty and the civic virtue practiced by citizens. … More broadly, it refers to a political system that protects liberty, especially by incorporating a rule of law that cannot be arbitrarily ignored by the government.” Source
Another summary of this pagan event – “Fire was the theme of Midsummer celebrations as it symbolised the sun. There was an impulse to make merry in the sunlight at Midsummer, before the year waned into autumn. People made bonfires using the charred logs from the previous year. Often bones were tossed in for good fortune. (The term for bonfire derives from late Middle English: bone + fire; fire with bones for fuel.) The fires were thought to lure the sun to stay longer in the sky. People danced and leapt between the flames while feasting.
In the country, bonfires were particularly valued to protect crops and livestock. Fires were lit on the windward side of crops and animals, so the smoke would blow over them. In some places, people even drove animals through the embers of the fires. This practice was possibly used as a protection against disease. Causes of diseases in animals and plants were not understood then. They believed that any contagion was airborne, hence the fire was a cleansing agent against disease.” Source
James 4:4, KJV “Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” … Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
1 John 2:15-17, KJV
“15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
Author: Expat Gal
Expat Gal has been blessed to have known God as long as she can remember. She was raised Catholic and was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. At 21, she left the Catholic faith to become a non-denominational Christian as she began to question some Catholic doctrine. One of her life’s highlights was her family’s lake baptism in 2013. In late March 2015, she received a strong Word from the Lord that your “family is no longer safe here” so she and her family permanently relocated outside the U.S. Her goal is to serve the Lord in any capacity He calls her to serve in.
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As a Christian who is awake, all this doom and gloom is not good to focus on. 4th of July Baal worship? Seriously. I thank God for this country and the many blessings he has provided. Both my wife and I are not born in America. I thank God for men and women who gave their lives for the freedom we have . I enjoy a day with the family and watch fireworks. Not one thing I did was worship to baal.
If you only focus on the evil how can you see the good? Satan loses . God wins.
We have more time, God said we will do greater things than even Jesus did. I read the comments to the author of the Baal worship July 4th article and all the Christian’s just want to leave and go home.
That is selfishness. We are here for a reason. Our focus should be about what we are doing here on earth .
Hello Ed, I respect your thankfulness for the people who gave our lives for our freedom. I also feel thankful and blessed that people fought and died for our freedom. With out their sacrifices we wouldn’t have freedom. I enjoy time with my family as well but I’m more concerned That they have an everlasting life of peace and an eternity with Jesus. I don’t consider it doom and gloom for that reason. We are not of this world we are just in it. I believe we should focus on leading people to Christ and not being wise in our own eyes. By saying that, I believe we should be aware of the chaos going on around us, but that doesn’t mean we should focus on it. We should focus on Jesus and his teachings as to what to do in these times. You said we should focus on what we are doing here on earth. By understanding the devils schemes we can give better understanding to the lost and lead them to Jesus through scriptures.
Matthew 10:16-20 King James Version (KJV)
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Ed H – I am a third generation American. I am thankful for the blessings I have enjoyed in my life and the life I have enjoyed as an American.
As Christians, we are NOT to have anything to do with Baal worship. God is abundantly clear in His Word. Being naive about the pagan origins for our American holidays of Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Halloween & 4th of July will NOT give us a pass when we stand before God for judgment some day.
Do I want God to view me as “lukewarm” & spit me out of His mouth (Revelation 3:16) or do I want to be judged as someone who strove to follow His Word? 110% the latter. I will not worship any God or have anything to do with other Gods and/or pagan rituals at this time in my life to adhere to God’s Commandments.
I just learned this information shared in this post so I will opt to no longer celebrate 4th of July. I posted this for those people who may feel like me that they may not wish to engage in a holiday that involves Baal worship now that they have this information.
I am not in any way judging you or anyone else that chooses to celebrate the 4th of July. Once you have the information, each person can make his/her choice. Nor does this knowledge prevent me from being patriotic or loving my country just because I opt not to celebrate the 4th of July. There are countless other ways to show my appreciation & patriotism towards my nation.
Blessings.
Yes I agree with Ken in thanking you for bringing to light all these truths…
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Come out of her my people has never made clearer sense than for us amerikans (pun intended) who have been fooled once , twice, three times or more!!!
This article and video is not correct. Saint John’s Eve is June 23rd and observed by the church on June 24th. It is observed then due to the summer solstice. It has nothing to do with July 4th even though there appears to be a lot of similarities as this man pointed out. I urge all to do research before you believe what you read! May God bless Craig Pliler.
Thanks Craig for the date correction to current day. The two events are definitively connected. “July 4th was once known as ‘Old Midsummer Eve’ or ‘Little St. John’s Day’ in parts of England, due to the calendar changes of 1752, the date of Midsummer was moved.”. “In the British Isles, Midsummer Eve, the evening before the Christian Feast of St John the Baptist, was celebrated on 24th of June. Old Midsummer’s Eve fell on a later date (one which Americans will certainly recognize), after the calendar change of 1752. In the old Julian calendar, June 24th was celebrated as the Summer Solstice and the counterpart to the December 25th Winter Solstice. This calendar change has to do with Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585), who changed the scope of the Julian calendar. During the sixteenth century, the calendar was ten days slow, as the Romans’ during the reign of Julius Caesar was ten days behind the sun. Under Pope Gregory’s orders, a more accurate calendar was constructed and the Julian calendar was replaced with the Gregorian calendar. The correction of the drifting of the calendar away from the astronomically fixed moments of the solstices and equinoxes was the very reason for the Gregorian reform (so that the date of Easter could be reliably calculated by the Church). Ten days were “skipped” in October of 1582 to realign the calendar correctly with the sun. This was how the people of Europe came to celebrate Old Midsummer’s Eve on July 4th (eleven days after June 23). Many people found it hard to accept that eleven days had just disappeared, so they continued to refer to holidays by the old Julian calendar by the word “old” before the holiday. The “new” date of July 4th was actually the “old” June 23rd. As a result, instead… Read more »
Thank you Expat gal for all your recent posts. With all the chaos going on, we need to realize the schemes of Satan and how he uses deception. You have explained thoroughly what we need to watch for. Seeing how quick the world is waxing worse and worse and how technology is being pushed quicker then ever to be used against us, we can understand how if we aren’t aware of the scriptures how even the elect will be deceived. We need to be in prayer constantly and asking the Lord to guide us and follow his leading. Now is not the time to be lax but to endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ and be in his will.
Thank you Ken & Thomas for reading the post. I have been amazed to learn how many holidays are celebrated in America with pagan origins. At first, I was sad to lose out on celebrating Easter & Christmas and now the 4th of July, but I would much rather honor God & show my commitment to honor Him & His Word than the temporary fun enjoyed by the nostalgia of celebrating holidays just out of habit.
I too have an eerie feeling about July 2020. More so than the last few months. Just listened to the latest Stewart Best & Larry Taylor Nightshadow’s 6-24-2020 and they were discussing July could be very prophetic, with the Trump/Netanyahu peace deal July 1 and the Chinese on a warpath. Splitting Israeli land and rumors of wars is unnerving to any watchman of prophecy. Thanks to Expat Gal too for her excellent post’s.
Many might disagree, but here is the well researched article
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beelzebub-an-unfairly-dem_b_9759936
Derek – Beelzebub is Satan. Baal worship angered God immensely. I just did a search on Baal worship in the Bible and there are 51 passages in Scripture. Here is one that should convey how strongly God opposes His people worshipping Baal.
Kings-1 22:53
“For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.”
Or this verse where Elijah killed those who worshipped Baal.
Kings-1 18:40
“And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.”
I go to the Bible to understand God’s Word over my life related to Baal. It is abundantly clear from reading Scripture that God will not tolerate Baal worship as Baal is directly opposed to God as seen in the First Commandment & this Scripture:
Kings-1 18:21
“And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word.”
This Scripture clarifies how God feels about Baal worship when he categorizes it with other SINS.
Jeremiah 7:9
“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”
May I provide insight that Abba has given me about July. In Julie Whedbee’s Word https://iamcallingyounow.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-second-wave-is-coming-but-my-jewels.html, I was led to focus on the Summer being shortened. The start of Summer was June 20, Fall Equinox is September 22. Short is less than midpoint of a length, so what is the midpoint? June 20 to September 22 is 3 months, 3 days = 95 days divided by 2 is 47.5 = August 6/7. Short could be figured as the midway to the ‘midpoint’ so divide by 2 = 23.75 = July 6/7. I was then led to look to the stars for they are for signs and seasons and The Lord is the creator of all things and what I discovered is quite interesting. July 6/7 the Sun is Gemini. In ancient days it has been explained that this celestial pattern always landed on Shavuot/Pentecost, the giving of Torah and Holy Spirit and is the hope of the Marriage of the Lamb to His Bride by many. In reading EW Bullinger and Joseph Seiss on the Gospel in the Stars it describes Gemini being either Two Harvesting Brothers or a Man and Woman united as One. On this very same day, Venus, the Morning Star/Yahushua is in the center of the horns of Taurus which represents fierce judgement. Sweet to the righteous and bitter to the unrighteous. On August 6/7, Venus is in the tip of the club of Orion the Glorious One, which is raised high ready to strike. I’m not presenting this as witchcraft or astrology but what the Lord has created in the heavens for signs and seasons! I pray that you are able to see the amazing significance of this revelation! In this Word given to Julie, the Summer is short and dark days will return, wait,… Read more »
Hi Holly – That is very interesting & there is a very clear difference between astronomy & astrology so I agree that God has told us to look for signs in the sun & the stars!
I have only read some of their work but Youtube Channel, The Open Scroll, discusses a reset in time back to 2012. Seems this time reset mirrors the time reset done in “End Game: The Avengers” which resulted in a reset to 2012. Here is an article on this reset that you might find interesting – The Pending Reset of Time – The Essential Guide
This post is intended as the essential guide and central resource to help you navigate the collection of media we’re presenting and come to grips with the pending reset of time in the context of the unfolding revelation of the end times. (You will find a video of Bob and Aaron talking about the “pre-Yom Teruah” version of this page here: (video) A discussion of The Pending Reset of Time – The Essential Guide). http://theopenscroll.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-pending-reset-of-time-essential.html
Blessings!