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Beyond Today Magazine
by Scott Ashley
How did so many strange customs come to be associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? The answer lies in pagan myths that long preceded His coming to earth!
Good News
by Good News
How did worship of an ancient god and goddess come to be associated with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Angels: God's Messengers and Spirit Army
by United Church of God
The derivation of the Hebrew word cherub (keroob or krub), referring to a kind of angel, is uncertain. Some have proposed that it simply means “figure.” Others have said it comes from a root meaning “mix,” in reference to combined features...
Good News
by Good News
How did worship of an ancient god and goddess come to be associated with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Beyond Today Dailys
by Darris McNeely
2019-05-03
Don't let the "useless things" in life take you away from serving God.
Beyond Today Dailys
by Darris McNeely
2021-12-20
It is widely known that Christmas has pagan origins, but many Christians seem content to partake in the festivities. But Christmas has no place in Christian worship.
Beyond Today Magazine
by Beyond Today Editor
Have you ever considered what a strange holiday Easter is? People pretend that rabbits can lay colorful eggs and then hide them for children to find. Where did such bizarre customs come from? How did they come to be associated with Jesus’...
Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Observe?
by United Church of God
How did worship of an ancient god and goddess come to be associated with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?
Vertical Thought
by Frank Dunkle, David Cobb
Many aspects of traditional Christianity - holidays, practices and doctrines - came not from Christ or the Bible but from ancient pagan religion.
Easter: The Rest of the Story
by United Church of God
As we have seen, Easter and its customs did not come from the Bible, but from pagan fertility rites. It is a curious mixture of ancient mythological practices and arbitrary dating that obscures and discredits the proof of Jesus Christ's...
Easter: The Rest of the Story
by United Church of God
For millions of professing Christians Easter is the most important day of the calendar year because it commemorates Jesus' resurrection. Easter sunrise services are considered the holiest assembly of the year—a time when Christians...
Is God a Trinity?
by United Church of God
Many who believe in the Trinity are surprised, perhaps shocked, to learn that the idea of divine beings existing as trinities or triads long predated Christianity. Yet, as we will see, the evidence is abundantly documented.
Beyond Today Dailys
by Steve Myers
2013-12-30
Two reasons not to celebrate New Year's.
Beyond Today Magazine
by Scott Ashley
Christmas is one of the world’s most popular holidays, yet it has a strange and convoluted past—one hinted at in such puzzling symbols as decorated trees, holly wreaths and mistletoe.
Blogs
by Howard Davis
Myths at the foundation of the Christmas tradition and the world's economy are not normally connected in people's minds. But one great myth binds them together in a morass of religious and economic customs.
United News
by Amanda Miller
In this three-part series, let’s briefly examine the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, the nature of Jesus in the context of modern cult worship, and how one might discern whether the cultivation of Christianity is based on...
Beyond Today Magazine

Is the devil real? Many people assume he’s just a mythological figure or some sort of symbol of all evil. But your Bible tells a very different story. It describes a very real being of enormous power and influence over human beings.

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