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I finally came up with a somewhat good topic to talk about. Something a bit different from what we're used to in this section. I bring you all a topic to discuss Easter! But no, not about what you're doing for Easter or if you're religious or celebrate it, rather, to talk about the origins and what Easter stands for under the surface.
For centuries it was believed that Jesus died and rose on the third day, to celebrate this, Easter was created(corect me if I'm wrong). But lo and behold, Easter has been around way before there was any talk of a Jesus! The same for Christmas as well and other holidays but that's for another topic. It's also worth mentioning that the gregorian calender was also created in a way to appease Sun Gods...that's why...Sun Gods! This is where Easter and other traditions stem from! Underneath it all, what we have been born into is a Babylonian world, which traditions are practiced today were done in old Babylon. Even if you are not religious, you are and still are living in a world that is virtually Pagan. But we will get to this later.
Sure enough, many Christians/Catholics will come here and may be even afraid to post or may try to deny these facts. Atheists may look at the thread and not care because I'm going to use the Bible itself to disprove many things in regards to these Pagan holidays we celebrate. Then there are people like me, who are in the middle, not religious, but also believe in a God. In any case, I hope this turns into a "Mature" discussion and not about what religion is this and that. Or if God is real or not. This is not what the topic is about. Thios topic is about the pagan holidays that Christians/Catholics unknowingly celebrate. In fact I can say, that when I walked this path and awoken to these facts, that's when my religious beliefs were challenged and I then decided to be religious no more. Anyways...lets begin.
Easter
Most people follow along as they have been taught, assuming that what they believe and do is right. They take their beliefs for granted. Most do not take time to prove why they do the things that they do.
Why do you believe what you believe? Where did you get your beliefs? Is the source of your religious beliefs the Bible or some other authority? If you say the Bible, are you sure?
What about Easter? Since hundreds of millions keep it, supposedly in honor of Jesus Christ's Resurrection, then certainly the Bible must have much to say about it. Surely there are numerous verses mentioning rabbits, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy, hot cross buns, Lent, Good Friday and sunrise services, not to mention Easter itself.
Bible Authority for Easter?]
The Bible is the source for all things Christian. Does it mention Easter? Yes.
Notice Acts 12:1. King Herod began to persecute the Church, culminating in the brutal death of the apostle James by sword. This pleased the Jews so much that the apostle Peter was also taken prisoner by Herod. The plan was to later deliver him to the Jews. Verse 3 says, "Then were the days of unleavened bread." The New Testament Church was observing these feast days described in Leviticus 23. Now read verse 4: "And when he [Herod] had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions [sixteen] of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people."
This passage is not talking about Easter. How do we know? The word translated Easter is the Greek word pascha (derived from the Hebrew word pesach; there is no original Greek word for Passover), and it has only one meaning. It always means Passover, it can never mean Easter! For this reason, we find a Hebrew word used in the Greek New Testament. Once again, this Hebrew word can only refer to Passover.
Now let's go to the other scriptures authorizing Easter. This presents a problem. There are NONE! There are absolutely no verses, anywhere in the Bible, that authorize or endorse the keeping of Easter celebration! The Bible says nothing about Lent, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy, etc., although it does mention hot cross buns and sunrise services as abominations, which God condemns. We will examine them and learn why.
Eggs, Egg Hunts and Easter
Eggs have always been associated with the Easter celebration. Nearly every culture in the modern world has a long tradition of coloring eggs in beautiful and different ways.
Notice the following: "The origin of the Easter egg is based on the fertility lore of the Indo-European races…The egg to them was a symbol of spring…In Christian times the egg had bestowed upon it a religious interpretation, becoming a symbol of the rock tomb out of which Christ emerged to the new life of His resurrection" (Francis X. Weiser, Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, p. 233). This is a direct example of exactly how pagan symbols and customs are "Christianized," i.e., Christian-sounding names are superimposed over pagan customs. This is done to deceive—as well as make people feel better about why they are following a custom that is not in the Bible.
Notice: "Around the Christian observance of Easter…folk customs have collected, many of which have been handed down from the ancient ceremonial…symbolism of European and Middle Eastern pagan spring festivals…for example, eggs…have been very prominent as symbols of new life and resurrection" (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1991 ed., Vol. 4, p. 333).
Finally, the following comes from Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought, James Bonwick, pp. 211-212: "Eggs were hung up in the Egyptian temples. Bunsen calls attention to the mundane egg, the emblem of generative life, proceeding from the mouth of the great god of Egypt. The mystic egg of Babylon, hatching the Venus Ishtar, fell from heaven to the Euphrates. Dyed eggs were sacred Easter offerings in Egypt, as they are still in China and Europe. Easter, or spring, was the season of birth, terrestrial and celestial."
It naturally progressed that the egg, representing spring and fertility, would be merged into an already pagan springtime festival. Connecting this symbol to Christ's Resurrection in the spring required much creativity and human reasoning. However, even highly creative human reasoning has never been able to successfully connect the next Easter symbol to anything Christian, because there is not a single word about it anywhere in the New Testament!
As many of you can probably see, given the evidence above, Easter is clearly Pagan, it never had anything to do with "Jesus". In addition to that, The "Easer Bunny" has nothing to do with Jesus either, in fact, the Easer Bunny was modeled after the "Egyption God" Easter because of fertilization and eggs. The coloring of eggs was a tradition used to appease Easter, coloring the eggs in babies blood. It's also worth mentiong that Easter is always on a SUNday. Each name of the week corresponds with a pagan deity.
I can go on and on but I think I've made my point. I may even do one on Christmas as well. If you're like me, hindering in the balence between both sides(non religious and religious)then sure enough these things may make you question a lot of things. Even if ther is no God, it's still worth to knoow that we live in a pagan world, and that in itself is kinda scary...to me anyway!
Discuss!
For centuries it was believed that Jesus died and rose on the third day, to celebrate this, Easter was created(corect me if I'm wrong). But lo and behold, Easter has been around way before there was any talk of a Jesus! The same for Christmas as well and other holidays but that's for another topic. It's also worth mentioning that the gregorian calender was also created in a way to appease Sun Gods...that's why...Sun Gods! This is where Easter and other traditions stem from! Underneath it all, what we have been born into is a Babylonian world, which traditions are practiced today were done in old Babylon. Even if you are not religious, you are and still are living in a world that is virtually Pagan. But we will get to this later.
Sure enough, many Christians/Catholics will come here and may be even afraid to post or may try to deny these facts. Atheists may look at the thread and not care because I'm going to use the Bible itself to disprove many things in regards to these Pagan holidays we celebrate. Then there are people like me, who are in the middle, not religious, but also believe in a God. In any case, I hope this turns into a "Mature" discussion and not about what religion is this and that. Or if God is real or not. This is not what the topic is about. Thios topic is about the pagan holidays that Christians/Catholics unknowingly celebrate. In fact I can say, that when I walked this path and awoken to these facts, that's when my religious beliefs were challenged and I then decided to be religious no more. Anyways...lets begin.
Easter
Most people follow along as they have been taught, assuming that what they believe and do is right. They take their beliefs for granted. Most do not take time to prove why they do the things that they do.
Why do you believe what you believe? Where did you get your beliefs? Is the source of your religious beliefs the Bible or some other authority? If you say the Bible, are you sure?
What about Easter? Since hundreds of millions keep it, supposedly in honor of Jesus Christ's Resurrection, then certainly the Bible must have much to say about it. Surely there are numerous verses mentioning rabbits, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy, hot cross buns, Lent, Good Friday and sunrise services, not to mention Easter itself.
Bible Authority for Easter?]
The Bible is the source for all things Christian. Does it mention Easter? Yes.
Notice Acts 12:1. King Herod began to persecute the Church, culminating in the brutal death of the apostle James by sword. This pleased the Jews so much that the apostle Peter was also taken prisoner by Herod. The plan was to later deliver him to the Jews. Verse 3 says, "Then were the days of unleavened bread." The New Testament Church was observing these feast days described in Leviticus 23. Now read verse 4: "And when he [Herod] had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions [sixteen] of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people."
This passage is not talking about Easter. How do we know? The word translated Easter is the Greek word pascha (derived from the Hebrew word pesach; there is no original Greek word for Passover), and it has only one meaning. It always means Passover, it can never mean Easter! For this reason, we find a Hebrew word used in the Greek New Testament. Once again, this Hebrew word can only refer to Passover.
Now let's go to the other scriptures authorizing Easter. This presents a problem. There are NONE! There are absolutely no verses, anywhere in the Bible, that authorize or endorse the keeping of Easter celebration! The Bible says nothing about Lent, eggs and egg hunts, baskets of candy, etc., although it does mention hot cross buns and sunrise services as abominations, which God condemns. We will examine them and learn why.
Eggs, Egg Hunts and Easter
Eggs have always been associated with the Easter celebration. Nearly every culture in the modern world has a long tradition of coloring eggs in beautiful and different ways.
Notice the following: "The origin of the Easter egg is based on the fertility lore of the Indo-European races…The egg to them was a symbol of spring…In Christian times the egg had bestowed upon it a religious interpretation, becoming a symbol of the rock tomb out of which Christ emerged to the new life of His resurrection" (Francis X. Weiser, Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs, p. 233). This is a direct example of exactly how pagan symbols and customs are "Christianized," i.e., Christian-sounding names are superimposed over pagan customs. This is done to deceive—as well as make people feel better about why they are following a custom that is not in the Bible.
Notice: "Around the Christian observance of Easter…folk customs have collected, many of which have been handed down from the ancient ceremonial…symbolism of European and Middle Eastern pagan spring festivals…for example, eggs…have been very prominent as symbols of new life and resurrection" (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1991 ed., Vol. 4, p. 333).
Finally, the following comes from Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought, James Bonwick, pp. 211-212: "Eggs were hung up in the Egyptian temples. Bunsen calls attention to the mundane egg, the emblem of generative life, proceeding from the mouth of the great god of Egypt. The mystic egg of Babylon, hatching the Venus Ishtar, fell from heaven to the Euphrates. Dyed eggs were sacred Easter offerings in Egypt, as they are still in China and Europe. Easter, or spring, was the season of birth, terrestrial and celestial."
It naturally progressed that the egg, representing spring and fertility, would be merged into an already pagan springtime festival. Connecting this symbol to Christ's Resurrection in the spring required much creativity and human reasoning. However, even highly creative human reasoning has never been able to successfully connect the next Easter symbol to anything Christian, because there is not a single word about it anywhere in the New Testament!
As many of you can probably see, given the evidence above, Easter is clearly Pagan, it never had anything to do with "Jesus". In addition to that, The "Easer Bunny" has nothing to do with Jesus either, in fact, the Easer Bunny was modeled after the "Egyption God" Easter because of fertilization and eggs. The coloring of eggs was a tradition used to appease Easter, coloring the eggs in babies blood. It's also worth mentiong that Easter is always on a SUNday. Each name of the week corresponds with a pagan deity.
I can go on and on but I think I've made my point. I may even do one on Christmas as well. If you're like me, hindering in the balence between both sides(non religious and religious)then sure enough these things may make you question a lot of things. Even if ther is no God, it's still worth to knoow that we live in a pagan world, and that in itself is kinda scary...to me anyway!
Discuss!
