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Easter!
Posted : 22 Mar, 2010 11:10 AM

The following is from Joe Kovacs book, "Shocked by the bible"



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"Easter" is such a pretty-sounding word, isn't it?

It instantly makes many people think of a variety of joyous images such as springtime, sunshine, blooming flowers, pretty dresses and bonnets, colored eggs, cute baby chicks and adorable, little bunny rabbits.

It also brings to mind for countless millions the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave.

They say this is the holiest time of the year, because yes, the Creator of the universe, Jesus Christ, is alive on His heavenly throne after spending three days and three nights completely dead.

I could not agree more with people becoming aware of the story of Jesus' death and return to life. It shows us the path to becoming born into the actual Family of God, as the Bible indicates many sons and daughters will be brought to glory as the immortal "children of God."

But brace yourself, because there's a very dark side to this centuries-old tradition, and it has to do with the famous Ten Commandments of God.

The very first commandment of the Big Ten is perhaps one of the most overlooked in everyday life.

In just eight words, it states: "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20:3)

Sounds simple enough. Christians would never put another god in front of the true God who made the universe � right?

Wrong.

Most Christians, whether knowingly or unknowingly, violate this very first commandment of God each year by placing before God the actual name of a pagan goddess of fertility and the dawn.

In case you haven't figured it out by now, her name is � believe it or not � "Easter."

That's correct, folks. The word Easter is actually the name of an ancient, heathen goddess who represents fertility, springtime and the dawn.

Some of her symbols are flowers, bunnies, eggs, the sun and the moon. Who'da thunk?

In different languages and through a variety of cultures, the name of this deity � who in reality does not even exist � is spelled different ways, including Ishtar, Astarte, Ostara, Eostre and Eastre.

Even in the Bible itself, many of God's own chosen people actually followed the customs of numerous Easter goddesses, with her name spelled in the King James Bible as "Ashtaroth" and "Ashtoreth."

For those who have never seen Easter in this light before, take a look at what Scripture itself has to say. I'm adding emphasis with the modern word in parentheses so you can see what God is really telling you:

"And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth (Easter)." (Judges 2:13)

"And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and If you don't believe me, go ahead and Google it. Or simply open up an encyclopedia or a dictionary to probe the pagan origins. Feel free to ask your preacher. An honest one will have to admit it.



"And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth (Easter) from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines." (1 Samuel 7:3)

"And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth (Easter)" (1 Samuel 12:10)

"For Solomon went after Ashtoreth (Easter) the goddess of the Zidonians" (1 Kings 11:5)

"And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth (Easter) the abomination of the Zidonians ..." (2 Kings 23:13)

While Easter may sound like a pretty word, just look again in that list above at some of the terms God associates with Easter and her customs: "corruption," "sin," "abomination" and "evil."

And here's a Bible newsflash for you. We're not even supposed to be saying the E-word.

Crack open your own Bible and read it for yourself:

"Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth." (Exodus 23:13)

Certainly, Christians today who celebrate Easter don't do so with the intention of worshipping another god besides the true God, and I'm not saying or even implying that. But the fact of the matter is many are bringing the name of a pagan, nonexistent goddess before Him, violating the very first commandment.

Additionally, it's more than just the name that bothers God. He specifically warned His people not to worship Him using heathen customs:

"Be careful not to be ensnared by inquiring about their gods, saying, 'How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.' You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates." (Deuteronomy 12:30-31, NIV)

Perhaps if the springtime holiday were called "Hitler Sunday" or even "Satan Sunday" instead of Easter, people might have an easier time understanding the problem of attaching evil to God. Would people decorate swastikas instead of eggs and hold goose-stepping contests, all the while claiming such customs were now Christianized?

For those who might wonder why the King James Bible mentions Easter in Acts 12:4, keep in mind the Bible was not initially written in English. The word in its original language of Greek is "Pascha," meaning "Passover" and translated as Passover in every other instance, some 28 times. Bibles published since 1611 have corrected this glaring error.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's way past time to dump all this fertility-goddess nonsense when it comes to honoring the true Creator.

Enough with the name of Easter, the coloring of eggs, the Easter egg hunts, baby bunnies and fluffy little chicks. These are all symbols of reproduction which have been associated with the heathen fertility goddess for millennia now.

The apostles did not find a basket of eggs or a chocolate bunny rabbit in Jesus' empty tomb, and they certainly didn't go Easter-egg-hunting while spreading the good news of the kingdom of God.

The maker of all things, Jesus Christ, is offering all of us a spectacular, glorious future as an immortal child of God who will be judging angels and the citizens of the world, reigning alongside Him for eternity.

God not only wants to be worshipped in spirit and in truth, but He wants absolutely nothing to do with this phony baloney goddess.

Is it really worth offending your Maker for the pretty-sounding, colorful lie of the nonexistent, evil chick called Easter?

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Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 10:22 PM

dear gary,,,,,,, i forgot one last word here...forgive me as i said i was gonna leave this be..



matthew 7:6 "Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.



ya know theres a right way and a wrong way to use scripture..

this is one of the wrong ways.. again i say shame on you for doin so.. this seems to be the only way you know to use scripture.. to call others names and insult them with it .. when folks dont believe same as you..



and shame on me as i did it just once just to make a point to you to show you how you did to me

.. i shouldnt of done that though not even tryin to make a point .. for that ive already asked forgiveness for..



but callin other believers dogs and swine ,with the word of GOD IS SHAMEFUL..

ole cattle

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Posted : 25 Mar, 2010 10:33 PM

dear folks, i just cant stand to sit back and see people treat other people this way.. its just not in me to..

ole cattle

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Posted : 26 Mar, 2010 02:46 PM

Ole Cattle, never once was any of my comments meant to insult you.



The problem is you seem to be overly sensitive for my having an interest in your salvation. Since you use so little scripture to back anything up, I would not be faithful to you if I didn't ask you about the hope you have in you.



My reason for asking was biblical and within God's order. Please read the next verse.



1 Peter 3:15 �But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:



I have no idea why you would be offended for me asking you about your salvation. You turned that around as if I was insulting you.



The reason I gave you Matthew 7:6 is because after I took an interest in you; you put on a thread about how bad I am and was soliciting sympathy and have people tell you how awful I am. So that made that verse fit the occasion fit perfectly.



If anyone should ask me about the hope I have for my salvation, I'm more than glad to tell them that Christ has died for my sins and that I'm a new creature in Christ. I don't believe in hiding my light or going to others with my problems. I take them all and put them on the Lord and with His infinite wisdom He always works things out for me provided I continue to stay focused on him and His word.



By the way, glad you are going to stay as I have no evil intent or resentment towards you. I do believe most of your problem is in your mind or you have misunderstood me completely. Whatever it is I hope you can work your way through it.



Gary

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Posted : 26 Mar, 2010 03:10 PM

Gary, Obviously, Cattle is not the same as you; just like no one's the same! He informed you that you had insulted him, that's easy to re-read. Even if it wasn't intentional, instead of apologizing like we're supposed to do, you keep defending yourself! You totally ignored my posts. May I have an answer!? How can you question his salvation when his fruits are so obvious all over these forums?! What are your fruits? Seem rotten to me.

I pity you!

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Posted : 26 Mar, 2010 03:45 PM

Seems more like a :devil: ta me...

T ~ Lets go play an share in another sand box...maybe we can find some jelly beans along the way...I gots some gummy bears ta share...xo

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Posted : 27 Mar, 2010 12:33 AM

Alrighty Jude!! I'm with you sister! :)

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