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Christmas, the cute deception
Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 12:29-32Series: STANDALONE BOOK
This booklet examines the origins of Christmas and argues that the holiday is rooted in pagan practices later absorbed into Christianity through Roman religious transformation. It contrasts Christmas with Yahweh’s appointed Feasts and presents Sukkot as the more biblically
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Pagan Festivals Treatise
Shane Vaughn
Harvest Ministries International A DOCTRINAL TREATISE FOR THE SAINTS OF FHMI "Rightly Dividing the Word in the Season of Pagan Festivals" A Quick-Reference Guide for the Faithful Beloved Remnant of Yahweh, As we approach the season when the world ... rushes headlong into its pagan festivals, you will notice—almost like clockwork—that two particular scriptures are thrown at you from every direction. These verses are often used as spiritual "shields" by those who do not want to confront
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Are Birthdays Pagan?
Shane VaughnDeuteronomy 4:2Series: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …wicked heart of a tyrant. Pagan Participation Is Not Pagan Origin If birthdays are forbidden simply because pagans celebrated them, then consistenc…
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- …een idolatry. Remembering what YAHWEH has done is not pagan. Giving thanks for His blessings is . Acknowledging His faithfulness is not Th…
TABERNACLE AMONG US
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
repeated throughout church history: Gradual Introduction: Pagan practices were not imposed overnight but introduced gradually through cultural accommodation and missionary prag- matism. Religious Justification: New Christian meanings were assigned to existing pagan celebrations, making them appear biblically legitimate. Institutional Authority ... Yahweh Gift-giving: Roman Saturnalia traditions honoring pagan deities Christmas trees: Sacred groves used in Druidic and Germanic paganism Santa Claus: Derived from Germanic/Norse mythology mixed with corrupt- ed Christian legend Winter timing: Celebrates the “rebirth” of the sun during
Pastor Shane Vaughn exposes the LIES OF LENT and the TRUTH of MARDI GRAS
Shane Vaughn2023-02-26Ezekiel 8:14–15
commanded by Yahweh and religious customs developed through human tradition. The teaching begins with Abraham's calling out of pagan religion and follows Vaughn's interpretation of the historical development of Christianity. He contends that as the institutional church expanded ... pagan customs were incorporated into Christian worship to accommodate converts who wished to preserve their former celebrations. Vaughn presents Mardi Gras as an expression of fleshly indulgence preceding the penitential season of Lent. He argues that the two observances represent
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The Plain Principles of Paganism
Shane Vaughn2023-12-16John 4:23
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- … people think that pagans are evil people they're not pagans are not satanic yes sir pagans are not black magic people most of them they are Earthlin…
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The Lies of Lent and the Truth of Mardi Gras
Shane Vaughn2023-02-26Ezekiel 8:14
Pastor Shane Vaughn exposes the pagan origins of Lent and Mardi Gras, tracing their roots to pre-Christian Babylonian and pagan religious practices rather than biblical instruction. He argues that the Catholic Church incorporated these pagan celebrations into Christianity
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The Book of Colossians
Shane Vaughn2016-06-01Series: STANDALONE BOOK
Clark Rev. Steven Shelley Rev. Gene Simpkins CONTENTS 1 The Fullness of God 1 2 Paul’s Plight with Pagans 39 3 The Overcomers 90 4 A Call to Prayer 114 Shane Vaughn vi i I wish to thank ... writing to were majority converted Gentiles. These new converts were NOT FORMER JEWS but rather they were former Pagan, Gnostics, Docetist and Spiritualist; what we would in modern times call “new N Shane Vaughn 64 agers”. This short booklet will
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thanksgiving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan
Shane Vaughn2025-11-26John 10:22
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- …giving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan Summary: The message explains why First Harvest Ministries celebrates Thanksgiving while …
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- …giving a worthy celebration for believers no it s not pagan - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSlCLySTm5s weh without treating them as comma…
The story you were never supposed to know
Shane VaughnSeries: STANDALONE BOOK
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- …han these.” — Ezekiel 8:14–15 These women were not pagans in the street. They were in Yahweh’s own his, O son of man? turn yet again, and thou s…
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- …han these.” — Ezekiel 8:14–15 These women were not pagans in the street. They were in Yahweh’s own house. And He called it an abomination. FROM B…
Thanksgiving - A Worthy Celebration, free from Paganism.
Shane VaughnJohn 10:22–23Series: Stand Alone
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- …w let's answer the next question. All right, it's not pagan. But does God Yahweh allow us Israelites, those redeemed by the blood of Christ, to celeb…
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What Is the Purest Meaning of the Word Sabbath?
Shane Vaughn2016-11-21Ezekiel 20:12
also connects the weekly Sabbath to the seven-thousandth year, when everything is made right, and emphasizes separation from pagan customs and religious practices
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MOnthly Newsletter October 2026
Shane Vaughn2026-10-21
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- …P IN VAIN? ◆ Look at who YAHSHUA was speaking to. Not pagans. Not atheists. Not Satanists. He was speaking to the most religious men in Israel — men …
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- …ied before YAHWEH.” — Leviticus 10:1–2 These were not pagan priests in a Roman temple. They were the sons of the high priest, standing in the sanctua…
Rightly Dividing the Word in the Season of Pagan Festivals: A Quick-Reference Guide for the Faithful
Shane VaughnRomans 14:5
This treatise prepares FHMI members to answer the two verses most often used to defend pagan festivals. It argues Romans 14:5 concerns disputes over which days to fast, not holy days, and Colossians 2:16 defends believers judged ... pagan ascetics for keeping Yahweh's calendar, with the italicized 'is' removed so only 'the body of Christ' may judge. It sets out FHMI's rejection of Christmas, Easter, Lent, Halloween and similar days, with quick responses and an early
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A Spring Fling - Sermon About the Spring Celebrations
Shane Vaughn2023-03-18Romans 1:25
Pastor Vaughn teaches that Western Christian holidays (Easter, Christmas, Lent) originate from ancient Babylonian pagan worship centered on Nimrod, Semiramis, and Tammuz, and that keeping these holidays constitutes spiritual adultery against Yahweh. He argues that Christians unknowingly celebrate ... year-old pagan wheel of time rather than Yahweh's biblical calendar, and calls believers to abandon these traditions and return to Torah observance and the feasts of Yahweh. The message traces pagan symbolism through modern celebrations and church practices
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Sabbath Keeping and the Jerusalem Council
Shane Vaughn2016-07-21Acts 15:20
Sabbath and that Gentile believers were already observing Sabbath worship. He teaches that the council instructed Gentiles to abandon pagan customs while continuing to learn from Moses, who was read every Sabbath in the synagogues
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Echoes of Israel (Part 8) Pagan Holidays; Sunna, Ishtar, Oestra, Easter 4/18/25 - Zoom Bible Study
Shane Vaughn2025-04-18Deuteronomy 12:29-32Series: Echoes of Israel
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- …d. Amen, pastor. He said, "Look, Ezekiel, this is not pagans. * This is a people called by my name or these are a people that have known truth. They …
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Sabbath Teaching: What Your Pastor Isn’t Telling You
Shane Vaughn2024-11-07Colossians 2:16
abolishing Sabbath observance. It argues from the chapter’s context that Paul was warning believers against worldly and pagan religious influences, not against Yahweh’s Sabbath and feast days. The teaching further uses Matthew 5 and examples from Acts
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Holy Halloween?
Shane Vaughn2023-10-31Romans 11:16
witchcraft celebration focused on necromancy (communicating with the dead) and demands that covenant believers separate themselves from all pagan customs and choose the Tree of Life (obedience to Yahweh) over the Tree of Death (rebellion and worldly participation). The sermon
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Shane Vaughn Teaches: The Dark Side of the Year - Holidays Explained
Shane Vaughn2017-11-18Jeremiah 10:2
Shane Vaughn discusses what he calls the dark side of the year, explaining how he believes ancient pagan religions developed celebrations around the seasonal changes of the sun and the increasing darkness of winter. He associates Halloween with the symbolic ... December 25 with the rebirth of the sun god, arguing that Christmas customs were adopted from pagan traditions. He teaches that Yeshua was born on the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles and contrasts man-made holidays with
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