Love is in the air on and around February 14th—or so they say. But why? Have you ever stopped to wonder why this date, why Cupid, why hearts, why the color red, or why the tradition of exchanging cards and candy? Fortunately, more people uncover the origins of these customs each year. If you haven’t yet, don’t worry—you’ll likely have a clear answer within minutes of reading below.
You might be saying—or heard people say—something like, “Since I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day the way pagans do, I’m good… besides, it’s all about love, and God is love, so He’s good with it!” But that’s a lie—just like the lies that make Valentine’s Day a holiday favorite for millions.
“Changing the name of a PAGAN RITUAL Doesn’t change the fact that it is STILL a PAGAN RITUAL”
—TruthUnedited
Valentine’s Day is just another Pagan-Lies Day, draped in red & white and sweetened with chocolates & other sweet treats. But as always, don’t just believe me, do your research, and here are some things to start you on your own journey to the truth:
Information like what you see above is a prime example of that old snake talk—in other words, the serpent’s deception. A pinch of truth, a touch of mythical mystery, and a heavy dose of falsehood. The old serpent, that dragon—Satan himself—operates this way, blending truth with lies, facts with fiction. That’s how effective deception works—it lures the masses with bait that seems good, only to trap and ensnare them. And this is the very kind of deception the world loves & follows.
And what better bait than the allure of love and romance, chocolates and sweets, fancy dinners, gifts, and trips? As one of my brothers once pointed out, it seems like all the major pagan holidays start by targeting the young—with candy. Think about it, we warn our children not to take candy from strangers, but we should also be telling them not to take candy from pagans—because their ways should be strange to us.
Alright, let’s wrap this up with a classic video from our brother Ron at TruthUnedited.
Dont think I forgot, remember the title, what does the Bible have to say about following the ways of other nations & religions?:
“You shall have NO other gods before Me.”
Exodus 20:3 AMP
“beware that you are not lured (ensnared) into following them (pagan nations), after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do NOT inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods, so that I too may do likewise?’ You shall NOT behave this way toward the Lord your God (YAH your Elohim), for they have done for their gods every repulsive thing which the Lord hates; for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire [as sacrifices] to their gods. “Everything I command you, you shall be careful to do it; you shall NOT add to it NOR take away from it.”
Deuteronomy 12:30-32 AMP
“So this I say, and witness in The Master, that you should NO longer walk as the nations walk, in the futility of their mind,”
Eph`siyim (Ephesians) 4:17 TS2009
“Thus says the Lord, “Do NOT learn the way of the [pagan] nations, And do not be terrified and distressed by the signs of the heavens Although the pagans are terrified by them;”
Jeremiah 10:2 AMP
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the desire of the nations, having walked in indecencies, lusts, drunkenness, orgies, wild parties, and abominable idolatries, in which they are surprised that you do not run with them in the same flood of loose behaviour, blaspheming,”
Kĕpha Aleph (1 Peter) 4:3-4 TS2009
“These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.””
1 Corinthians 10:6-7 NLT
“You shall have No other gods before Me.”
Deuteronomy 5:7 AMP
“Therefore, my beloved, run [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] idolatry [and that includes loving anything more than YAH, or participating in anything that leads to sin and enslaves the soul].”
1 Corinthians 10:14 AMP
So again, to those who say things like “Since I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day the way pagans do, I’m good… besides, it’s all about love, and YAH is love, so He’s good with it!”—well, if you’re Greek or Roman, Valentine’s Day rituals are part of your culture. If you were raised Catholic or became Catholic, you were taught to keep the pagan practices of Rome—Catholicism is Roman—remember it’s called Roman Catholicism.
And this question especially goes to my people—who are so-called “Black people”: Who taught you to keep the tradition and holiday rituals of Valentine’s Day? It is not our culture, family. We no longer have to want what’s not ours, we no longer have to appropriate from other cultures. We can give it all back to the Greek & Roman pagans—give Valentine’s Day back to the Roman Catholics. Again, we have our own culture and holy (set-apart) days, and it’s time for our people to return to what’s ours instead of adopting pagan culture. It’s past time we leave pagan rituals to the pagans.
Love your loved ones every day—give them gifts, show them kindness, and appreciate them whenever you choose. Wear red whenever you feel like it. You don’t need to wait for a European holiday to do any of that. And most importantly, remember how Scripture defines love:
“For the [true] LOVE of God (YAH) is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are NOT difficult [to obey].”
1 John 5:3 AMP
Until next time, shalom ✌🏾
~Yahrahn
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One thing I intentionally left out until now is the full name of Valentine’s Day—and there’s a reason for that… The true name of this pagan holiday is Saint Valentine’s Day, and let’s be clear—St. Valentine was no saint. Additionally, his day is also a Catholic feast day.
It’s interesting how several of America’s major holidays are actually Catholic feast days, named in honor of so-called “Catholic saints”: Saint Valentine’s Day, Christmas (Saint Nicholas/Nick), Saint Patrick’s Day, and even Halloween (All Saints’ Day).
I plan to discuss other Catholic feast days and their so-called “holy days of obligation” in future blogs. However, I’ve already explained why I can irrefutably say that these so-called saint days of theirs are named after false saints—by addressing what Scripture actually says about saints:
