"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake." - ???

[Bible Speaks]

"He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake." ???

According to Germanic folklore, St. Nick has a demonic sidekick (half-goat, half-demon, horrific beast) named Krampus whose job is to punish all the children who were naughty this year.

Santa's partner comes with a chain and bells that he lashes about, along with a bundle of birch sticks meant to swat naughty children. He then hauls the bad kids down to the underworld. Krampus, whose name is derived from the German word krampen, meaning claw, is said to be the son of Hel in Norse mythology.

The legendary beast also shares characteristics with other scary, demonic creatures in Greek mythology, including satyrs and fauns.

The legend is part of a centuries-old Christmas tradition in Germany, where Christmas celebrations begin in early December. Krampus was created as a counterpart to St. Nicholas, who rewarded children with sweets.

Krampus, in contrast, would swat "wicked" children and take them away to his lair. According to folklore, Krampus purportedly shows up in towns the night before December 6th, known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night. December 6th also happens to be Nikolaustag, or St. Nicholas Day, when German children look outside their door to see if the shoe or boot they'd left out the night before contains either presents (a reward for good behavior) or a rod (bad behavior).

A more modern take on the tradition involves drunken men dressed as devils, who take over the streets for a Krampuslauf, when people are chased through the streets by the "devils." Krampus is a popular figure in the holiday celebrations of Germany, Austria and other Alpine countries.

Thus, as you consider Christmas celebrations, note how they reflect, not the spirit of God, but that of the world. Generally, Christmas celebrations have a common theme: They appeal to fleshly desires, and they promote false religious beliefs and spiritism. (Revelation 18:2-4, 23)

Remember, too, that Jehovah observed first-hand the disgusting pagan religious practices from which many popular customs originated. No doubt, he finds such celebrations just as offensive today. Should not God's view matter most to us? (2 John 6, 7) - Bible Speaks

[Sonya Travis]

This is very disturbing, but needed information for everyone to know and understand. 

[Bible Speaks]

 @Sonya Travis

Satan has taught the false ideas as truth, but real truth as just lies.

(2 Cor. 4:4) “among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination* of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine through.”

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[JW Insider]

15 hours ago, Bible Speaks said:

The legendary beast also shares characteristics with other scary, demonic creatures in Greek mythology, including satyrs and fauns.

A lot of people think it's part of Christianity to think of God and Satan in similar ways, as if they are working together, and Satan is doing God's work for him by punishing bad as God rewards the good.

After 60 years, the new NWT Bible removed the references satyrs in 2013 by changing the "goat shaped demon" references to just "wild goats." Here's an example:

• (Isaiah 34:14) 14 And haunters of waterless regions must meet up with howling animals, and even the goat-shaped demon will call to its companion. . . .

This was changed to:

• (Isaiah 34:14) . . .Desert creatures will meet up with howling animals, And the wild goat will call to its companion.. . .

Even the Greek word satyr appears to come from Hebrew. The following is the Hebrew word used in Isaiah 34:14 and Isaiah 13:21 also.

• שָׂעִיר sa`iyr   (see https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/isa/13/21/t_conc_692021 )

 

• (Isaiah 13:21, 22) 21 And there the haunters of waterless regions will certainly lie down, and their houses must be filled with eagle owls. And there the ostriches must reside, and goat-shaped demons themselves will go skipping about there. 22 And jackals must howl in her dwelling towers, and the big snake will be in the palaces of exquisite delight.. . .(NWT pre-2013)

KJV:

• (Isaiah 13:21,22, KJV) But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces:

 

[Queen Esther]

Many  different  comments  I'm  missing  here....  how  does  it  come?  The  last  comments  from  today  I  see  all  by  my  emails,  but  NOT  here !  Thats  very  mystery....   My  comments  from  Tuesday,  also  @Nicole 's  comments  all  away     I  can't  understand  why?

I  explained  alot  about  the  GERMAN  *KRAMPUS  & KNECHT  RUPRECHT*  and  a  little  communication  with  Nicole  about  that

[Guest Nicole]

@Queen EstherThey were deleted since they were getting off the subject, sorry about the deletion about your post about Knecht Ruprecht  along with the emotional comments of the other member  

If you can post again about Krampus which is this topic about with it sources, it would be nice 

[Queen Esther]

OK. -   Maybe  I  will  try  soon !