ìA good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death,
than the day of one's birth.î Ecclesiastes 7:1
They knew that birthday celebrations (with all of the pomp and the gala
adornments) were tied to astrology ñ the alignment and movement of the stars.
ìThus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be
not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed
at them.î Jeremiah 10:2
Astrology was regularly practiced in Egypt and the land of Canaan during the
time when the LORD led the children of Israel into the Promised Land. It was also
as popular during the Roman Empire as it is today. Taking their cue from the Word
of God, the Christians in the days of Constantine would have no part of these
ungodly rituals.
ìSpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the
LORD your God. After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein
ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of
Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk
in their ordinances.î Leviticus 18:2-3 (emphasis mine)
ìTherefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any
one of these abominable customs, which were committed before
you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD
your God.î Leviticus 18:30 (emphasis mine)
Ignoring the Word of God, the false Christians had to change the emphasis from
strictly focusing on the death and resurrection of the Lord.
ìÖthe birth-death-rebirth cycle had always been a large part
of the pagan belief system, ignoring the birth factor
constituted a missing link.î 3The birthday was the missing link and if they could incorporate the astrological
celebration into this new belief system, converting the pagans to ecumenical
Christianity could be accomplished. They needed something or someone to tie the
old religion of the pagans and the new false form of Christianity together.
They realized that for the most part the people revered goddesses, Mother
goddessesí in particular. What was needed was a Mother goddess that both the
pagans and the lukewarm Christians could accept and worship. The solution to
their problem was quick in coming.