217 Dear God, that’s all that I know to say at this time. We are approaching Christmas, the streets are crowded with man and women, boys and girls, pushing, shoving, trying to buy a present to return to someone who would give them likewise. Many people who call themselves Christians are out on the streets buying all things, liquor, for Christmas presents. God, it looks like they’re throwing it right back in Your face, teaching their children of some fiction,unworthy, some myth that’s easy accepted by the world, and they turn down the real Christ of Christmas, the real Lamb.
64-1221 - Why It Had To Be Shepherd
Rev. William Marrion Branham

Luke 1:26-35
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Then said Mary unto the angel, how shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
REMEMBERING THE LAW OF MOSES: EASTER
Dr. William Soto Santiago
June 14, 1983
AFTER THE EXODUS, AFTER COMING OUT, WE FIND THAT MUCH LATER, GOD TOLD THE HEBREW PEOPLE: THAT THEY WOULD CELEBRATE THE PASSOVER (THEY WOULD CELEBRATE IT, PRACTICE IT), THAT THEY WOULD ALWAYS PRACTICE IT ONCE A YEAR IN THE MONTH OF APRIL OR THE MONTH OF ABIB, ON THE FOURTEEN DAY, BUT ON THE TENTH DAY THEY WOULD TAKE THE LAMB; BECAUSE THAT FOURTEENTH DAY WAS THE DAY WHEN GOD TOOK THEM OUT OF EGYPT. THAT WAS THE DAY OF THE PASSOVER; THAT WAS THE DAY IN WHICH THE HEBREW PEOPLE WOULD COMMEMORATE.
EVERY YEAR THE HEBREW PEOPLE PRACTICED THAT, COMMEMORATED, OR CARRIED OUT THE PASSOVER, IT WAS FOR REMEMBERING THE COMING OUT FROM THE SLAVERY OF THE EARTHLY EGYPT.
THE HEBREW PEOPLE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT.
A PEOPLE BROUGHT UPON THE WINGS OF AN EAGLE
Dr. William Soto Santiago
August 30, 1998
Villahermosa, Mexico
Each lamb that died there in Egypt for the exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt had to die in the Passover Eve, which was on the fourteenth day of the first month, of the month of Abib or month of Nisan: FIRST MONTH OF RELIGIOUS CALENDAR OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE, BECAUSE FROM THERE ONWARDS GOD TOLD THEM THAT IT WOULD BE THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR, OF THE RELIGIOUS YEAR OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE.

WHERE IS THE KING OF THE JEWS, WHO IS BORN?
Dr. William Soto Santiago
Sunday, December 24, 2000 A.M.
Cayey, Puerto Rico
It is a great blessing for me to be with you in this time, Christmas Eve, 24th December is already the Eve of Christmas, THE DAY OF CHRISTMAS IS DECEMBER 25TH. AND IN THIS DAY OF THE CHRISTMAS EVE, IT ALSO BRINGS TO OUR MEMORY THE DEPARTURE OF OUR BR. BRANHAM, WHICH WAS IN THE EARLY MORNING OF THE CHRISTMAS EVE (OR, IN THE EARLY MORNING OF THE 24TH DECEMBER 1965). AND IT WAS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE DIVINE PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE ARRIVAL OF A MESSENGER OF GOD IS SO IMPORTANT AS WELL AS HIS MINISTRY AND ALSO HIS DEPARTURE IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE PROGRAM OF GOD.
AND NOW, WE REMEMBER WITH REVERENCE AND FEAR OF GOD, THE DEPARTURE OF OUR BR. BRANHAM AS WELL, and we also remember the birth of Jesus; although it was not on this date, because Jesus was not born in December; but, just as they do in relation to dates that is celebrated sometimes, they do not celebrate on the same day, and so has been the celebration of the birth of Jesus. JESUS WAS BORN ON ANOTHER DATE: FROM APRIL TO MAY.
And now, the important thing is our beloved Lord Jesus Christ; and we do not only remember the birth of Jesus Christ on this date, but the whole year we are remembering the birth of our beloved Lord Jesus Christ and His Work of Redemption on the Cross of Calvary.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SEASON WHERE WE ALL MUST BE CLOSE TO GOD WELL, BECAUSE, EVEN THOUGH THESE DAYS ARE A TIME IN WHERE HUMANITY CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF JESUS, IT IS ALSO A TIME THAT THEY USE BOTH FOR BUSINESS LIKE PARTIES ALSO, WHERE THE MOST OF HUMANITY DEPART FROM GOD, MORE THAN IN OTHER TIMES.
THEREFORE, WE MUST ALL BE CLOSE TO GOD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE MAY BE PLEASING TO GOD, AND BE UNDER THE BLESSING OF GOD.
THE MYSTERY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS
Dr. William Soto Santiago
Wednesday, December 24, 1997
Cayey, Puerto Rico
And now, seeing the mystery of the date of the birth of Jesus, the date that corresponds to the months of May, June or July, it all depends on which day of the sixth month of the Hebrew religious calendar when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary, and as it does not say on which day He appeared here in the Scripture I read to you, well I can't tell you exactly the day of the birth of Jesus.
But I can tell you that: the birth of Jesus was between the month of May and the month of July, and falls under the sign of Gemini or the other sign that follows, if it is for the month of July or June 22nd onwards.
SO, YOU SEE, ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE THE DATE OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS IS NOT THE DATE WHICH IS CELEBRATED TODAY; BUT REMEMBER, IT'S ONLY ONE CELEBRATION, IT'S A CELEBRATION, A TRADITION IN COMMEMORATION OF BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, ALTHOUGH THE DATE WAS NOT THE 24TH OF DECEMBER, BECAUSE OF THE 24TH TO 25TH OF DECEMBER WAS THE FEAST TO THE SUN (god), THE FEAST TO THE SUN.
BUT NOW, YOU SEE, IN THE PAGAN DATE OF THE PAGAN FESTIVAL OF THE SUN, NOW IT IS CELEBRATED AND IT IS COMMEMORATED AND IT IS REMEMBERING THE BIRTH OF JESUS, EVEN THOUGH THE BIRTH OF JESUS WAS NOT ON THAT DATE.
THE LIGHT OF THE PROMISED WORD
Dr. William Soto Santiago
December 24, 1991
Cayey, Puerto Rico
In this night the Gentile world celebrates the day or the night of the Lord, because they think He was born on this date; BUT REALLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS DAY, OF DECEMBER 24TH, WAS THE DEPARTURE OF OUR BELOVED BROTHER BRANHAM, THE MESSENGER OF THE SEVENTH AGE OF THE GENTILE CHURCH.
BORN TO LIVE ENTERNALLY
Dr. William Soto Santiago
December 22, 1995
Cayey, Puerto Rico
DECEMBER 24TH IS THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS. AND OUR BROTHER BRANHAM DEPARTED IN THE EARLY MORNING OF THE EASTER EVE, IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD SAY THAT SUNDAY AT 5 A.M PAST SOMETHING IN THE MORNING, 5:49 A.M, MORE OR LESS, OUR BROTHER BRANHAM, DEPARTED ON DECEMBER 24TH.
Remember that it is a very important day; not because it is the day of a good night, BECAUSE THE DAY OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST WAS IN ANOTHER DATE, IT WAS IN SPRING, IT WAS THROUGH; AROUND THERE IN THE MONTH OF APRIL, BUT THEY MOVED IT TO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER. BUT IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WHAT WAS CELEBRATED FOR THAT TIME WAS THE BIRTH OF A SUN, OR OF THE SUN GOD; IT WAS THE DATE OF A PAGAN WORSHIP. AND WHEN THE CHRISTIANITY MIXED IT WITH PAGANISM, AND PAGANISM WITH CHRISTIANITY, IT IS PAGANISM AND THE THINGS OF PAGANISM, THEY PUT TO IT CHRISTIAN NAMES; AND CHRISTIANITY GOT THOSE THINGS AND HOLIDAYS AND THINGS AND PAGAN GODS AND THEY CHANGED THE NAME, AND GAVE IT A CHRISTIAN NAMES. AND THAT'S WHY WE FIND ALL THESE THINGS, ALL THESE CHANGES, AND THEY PLACE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST FOR THE DATE THAT IS NOT.
THE SEVEN AGES OF THE CHURCH
Rev. William Marrion Branham
NOW NOTICE THAT CONSTANTINE GAVE SPECIAL FEASTS UNTO THE PEOPLE. THEY WERE THE OLD PAGAN FEASTS WITH NEW NAMES TAKEN FROM THE CHURCH, OR IN SOME CASES CHRISTIAN RITES WERE TAKEN AND ABUSED WITH PAGAN CEREMONIES. HE TOOK THE WORSHIP OF THE SUN GOD AND CHANGED IT TO THE SON OF GOD. INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING ON DECEMBER 21, WHICH IS WHEN THEY USED TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST TO THE SUN GOD, THEY PUT IT UP TO DECEMBER 25TH AND CALLED IT THE SON OF GOD’S BIRTHDAY. BUT WE KNOW THAT HE WAS BORN IN APRIL WHEN LIFE COMES FORTH, NOT IN DECEMBER.

CHRISTIANITY AGAINST IDOLATRY
Rvd. William Marrion Branham
December 17, 1961
Jeffersonville
Saint Augustine of Hippo, he was the one who passed the verdict that “It was all right to kill heretics who disagreed with the Roman church.” Sanctioning them pagan doctrine, of getting away from the Bible, and establishing a son-god worship.
YOU KNOW THE REASON CHRISTIANITY IS… YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GOT CHRISTMAS? CHRIST WAS BORN IN APRIL, BUT WHAT DID THEY DO? THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS SLOWING UP NOW AS IT GETS AWAY, EACH DAY GETTING A LITTLE LONG, OR A LITTLE SHORTER, AND A LITTLE SHORTER, AND FROM THE TWENTIETH UNTIL THE TWENTY-FIFTH IS WHEN THE SUN-GOD HAD ITS BIRTHDAY. JUST IS ABOUT FIVE DAYS THERE, THAT’S WHEN THEY HAD THE ROMAN CIRCUS IN THAT TIME, THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUN-GOD’S BIRTHDAY AT THAT TIME. AND NOW YOU SEE WHAT YOU GOT NOW? “THEY SAID MAKE IT THE ‘SUN-GOD,’ LET’S TAKE IT ‘SON OF GOD.” AND THE WHOLE THING IS PAGAN TO BEGIN WITH! And the people on the streets with their high-heeled shoes, and they’re twisting up and down the streets, and running into stores. AND HERE THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE WAS TELLING ME, “SOMEONE SAID, ‘I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO GET DADDY.’ SAID, ‘BROTHER IS GOING TO GET HIM A QUART OF WHISKEY, AND THE OTHER ONE SAID HE WAS GOING TO GET HIM SOME CHAMPAGNE.’ AND ONE SAID, ‘WELL, I’M GOING TO GET HIM A—A POKER SET.” CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS, PAGAN, DEVIL-WORSHIP! ALL RIGHT.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE PILLAR OF FIRE
Dr. William Soto Santiago
Sunday, December 21, 1975
Ponce, Puerto Rico
THE WORLD IS INSIDE THE CHURCH OF LAODICEA; YOU SEE THE FASHIONS, PARTIES, AND ALL THESE THINGS, ALL THESE PAGAN FEASTS OF CHRISTMAS, EVERYTHING INSIDE IT IS PAGANISM, AND ALL OF THAT WAS INSPIRED BY AN EVIL SPIRITS, IN OTHER WORDS BY DEMONS, BY THE DEVIL HIMSELF. ALL THAT WAS INSPIRED TO BE ESTABLISHED, AND ALL OF THAT WAS PUT IN THE MIDST OF THE CHURCH BY HER REJECTING WHAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE REJECTED; IN OTHER WORDS, THE WORD.
ON THE WINGS OF A WHITE EAGLE.
Dr. William Soto Santiago
Thursday, June 24, 1976
NOW WE SEE THAT, IN SPIRITUAL ASPECT, THE SPIRITUAL EVE FELL AND THE DEVIL GAVE HER A CAIN. BUT WE FIND THAT, THROUGH THE CHURCH AG