Christians should regard Hanukkah as they would the celebration of other great events in Jewish history be it the Exodus, or the deliverance of Judah from the Assyrians in the time of Hezekiah, or the Return from Exile under the Persians. The Maccabean Revolt was one more step in God’s shaping of the world for the coming of the Messiah. The world into which Christ was born had been shaped by the events of centuries and millennia past.

When we look at the world of our day, understand that all things, not just the “religious” things are the workings of our Divine Sovereign to prepare a people for our final deliverance from the a world under Satan’s sway. Whether it is the great world wars and the rise of global tyranny under communism of the 20th Century, or the Covid Panic of the 21st, we are seeing God’s handiwork preparing us for the appearance of the Antichrist, the application of the Mark of the Beast, the global destruction of God’s judgments on a sinful race, and the Return of the King.

If you’re not seeing this clearly, you need new spiritual glasses. If your pastor isn’t preparing you to see with divine insight, and hardening you for the battles ahead, find a new church.