Easter: Is it REALLY a God honouring holiday?
First of all, let's examine the roots of the word "holiday". If something is a "holiday", it is literally a holy day. Keep in mind that when you call something a "holiday", you are calling it holy.
Now, Easter. Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, correct? Well, only partially. You see, "Easter" is the English form of "Eostre" or "Ostara", the name of the Germanic goddess of fertility and prostitution. Curiously enough, this goddess is honoured and worshiped during the month of April with a large celebration on a specific day: Easter Sunday. Followers of Ostara/Eostre use rabbits and eggs, symbols of fertility, in their celebration for her.
Remember that old Roman Empire? Well, in 313 Roman Emperor Constantine I issued a declaration known as an edict of toleration, halting almost all persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. His successor, Emperor Theodosius I, established Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire on February 27, 380. Constantine, who was himself a pagan, desired to convert to Christianity but was unwilling to put aside his pagan practices, as was Theodosius I and his successors. So what they began doing was incorporating their pagan practices while slapping Jesus on them to make them "acceptable" in the eyes of God.
Coincidence? I don't think so. The celebration of Easter is a wholly pagan celebration with Jesus' face on it. You cannot serve two masters.
Now, do a complete turn around and check out this other celebration: Passover. Here's the fascinating thing about Passover. It was the last meal Jesus had before he died, and he took great care to make sure it was so. What is Passover?
Passover is a celebration of when God delivered the Israelites from bondage. The angel of death passed over their houses if they had the blood of a perfect lamb on their doorposts.
Sound familiar? It should. The resurrection of Jesus is a celebration where death has passed over US because the Blood of Jesus, the perfect lamb, has been put on the doorposts of our hearts and so we are delivered by God from the bondage of sin.
Cool, right? There is a whole lot more about Passover that directly ties into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It'll take a bit, so I'll just leave it here for now. But if you would like, I can show you the rest of Passover and how it directly ties into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus
First of all, let's examine the roots of the word "holiday". If something is a "holiday", it is literally a holy day. Keep in mind that when you call something a "holiday", you are calling it holy.
Now, Easter. Celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, correct? Well, only partially. You see, "Easter" is the English form of "Eostre" or "Ostara", the name of the Germanic goddess of fertility and prostitution. Curiously enough, this goddess is honoured and worshiped during the month of April with a large celebration on a specific day: Easter Sunday. Followers of Ostara/Eostre use rabbits and eggs, symbols of fertility, in their celebration for her.
Remember that old Roman Empire? Well, in 313 Roman Emperor Constantine I issued a declaration known as an edict of toleration, halting almost all persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. His successor, Emperor Theodosius I, established Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire on February 27, 380. Constantine, who was himself a pagan, desired to convert to Christianity but was unwilling to put aside his pagan practices, as was Theodosius I and his successors. So what they began doing was incorporating their pagan practices while slapping Jesus on them to make them "acceptable" in the eyes of God.
Coincidence? I don't think so. The celebration of Easter is a wholly pagan celebration with Jesus' face on it. You cannot serve two masters.
Now, do a complete turn around and check out this other celebration: Passover. Here's the fascinating thing about Passover. It was the last meal Jesus had before he died, and he took great care to make sure it was so. What is Passover?
Passover is a celebration of when God delivered the Israelites from bondage. The angel of death passed over their houses if they had the blood of a perfect lamb on their doorposts.
Sound familiar? It should. The resurrection of Jesus is a celebration where death has passed over US because the Blood of Jesus, the perfect lamb, has been put on the doorposts of our hearts and so we are delivered by God from the bondage of sin.
Cool, right? There is a whole lot more about Passover that directly ties into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. It'll take a bit, so I'll just leave it here for now. But if you would like, I can show you the rest of Passover and how it directly ties into the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus