Many Christians are unaware of the origins of easter, which is actually a pagan festival held in honor of idols. In fact, easter was celebrated hundreds of years before the birth of Christ.

It wasn't until at least 300 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the establishment of his church that the celebration of his resurrection began to be intermingled with the pagan practices of easter.
You should know the truth.

easter is nothing else than Astarte, one of the titles of Beltis, the queen of heaven, whose name, as pronounced by the people of Nineveh, was evidently identical with that now in common use in this country. That name, as found by Layard on the Assyrian monuments, is Ishtar.

The worship of Bel and Astarte was very early introduced into Britain, along with the Druids, "the priests of the groves." Some have imagined that the Druidical worship was first introduced by the who centuries before the Christian era.

* Phoenicians
* Freemasons
* Satanist
* Druids
* Pagan
* Egyptian
* Persians

So how did this heathen tradition find its way in the Bible. Let the Holy Spirit open your eyes and your mind to this.  Are Christians forbidden to take part of this easter rite ?  The answer is  OH YES !

Where is this written at, In your Bible. Many Scriptures on this subject. Christians, are clearly forbidden from observing this pagan celebration
 
Deuteronomy 12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.
Deuteronomy 12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods.
Deuteronomy 12:32 What thing so ever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 

Its so sad to see little children taking a part of this easter egg hunt. looking for color eggs. The egg is a symbol of fertility and of renewed life goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Persians,

What do colored eggs and bunny rabbits have to do with Christ and His teachings. Have you ever wondered where the easter parade and hot-cross buns come from, or about easter sunrise services ?

Encyclopedia Britannica: The egg as a symbol of fertility and of renewed life goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Persians, who had also the custom of coloring and eating eggs during their spring festival (article, "easter").

The Romans called the name of this goddess of sexual fertility " Venus " and it is from this name that we derive the modern English words " venereal " and "venereal disease."

What about the Easter "Rabbit"?

This symbol, too, comes from ancient paganism. Says the Britannica: Like the Easter egg, the Easter hare came to Christianity from antiquity. The hare is associated with the moon in the legends of ancient Egypt and other peoples. Through the fact that the Egyptian word for hare, UM, means also "open" and "period," that hare came to be associated with the idea of periodicity, both lunar and human, and with the beginning of new life in both the young man and young woman, and so a symbol of fertility and of the renewal of life. As such, the hare became linked with easter eggs

In Acts 12:4 The word easter is used instead of Passover. Why was this. The leader of the church knew how to deceive the parents in bringing their children in for this sexual act, the only problem was the parents didn't know about this, so therefore these leader was getting two for the price of one. They were taking in money, and they were brain washing the children minds for there future plans to use them as time went on.

Acts 12:4  And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him intending after easter to bring him forth to the people..

A quaternion of soldiers is for soldiers, so Peter had sixteen men keeping him under guard.

Now let's take time to look closely at this word "easter".

Strong's concordance and Greek dictionary calls attention to the fact that this is the only place in the entire Bible where this word exists.
 
When we go to the Strong's Greek dictionary we see # 3957; "Pascha,
pas'-khah; the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival or the special
sacrifices connected with it):"

Strong's Number: 3957 Transliterated: pascha Phonetic: pas'-khah
of Aramaic origin [compare 6453]; the Passover (the meal, the day, the festival
or the special sacrifices connected with it): --Easter, Passover.

Strong's Number: 6453 Transliterated: pecach Phonetic: peh'-sakh
from 6452; a pretermission, i.e. exemption; used only techically of the
Jewish Passover (the festival or the victim): -- passover (offering).

The word " easter " is not in the Manuscripts of God, and what it should read here is "Passover".

easter is a heathen rite, and holiday to the goddess "Ishtar", and it is a disgrace that the Word is entered here in the Scriptures in relationship with the feast of Passover. This is the only place int the Bible that this word is used.

Origins of the Word "easter" and the Goddess it Represents. easter is derived from "Eostre," the pagan Anglo-Saxon goddess, and/or "Eostare,"

The Norse pagan festival of spring. When God gave the law to the Israelites in the Old Testament, he clearly instructed them not to even utter the name of other gods

Exodus 23:13 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
 
Aphrodite, Asherah, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Diana, Eostre, Ianna, Ishtar, Isis, Ostara, Semiramis, Venus. call her what you will, but she is one and the same--a false goddess, an idol, worshiped by pagans. And God declares that she is detestable. Asherah is mentioned in the Old Testament quite frequently
 
Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:2-4; Deuteronomy 16:21; Judges 6:25-30; 1 Kings 14:15-23; 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 17:7-16; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 21:3-7; 2 Kings 23:4-15; 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Chronicles 17:6; 2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 24:18; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles 34:3-7; Isaiah 17:8; Isaiah 27:9; Jeremiah 17:2; Micah 5:14).

Ashtoreth (the Babylonian goddess of the woods and nature) is also mentioned by name in the Bible
(Judges 2:11-13; 1 Samuel 7:3; 1 Kings 11:5, 33). In every instance, she is an idol which greatly angers God. Inanna, the Sumerian patron of the temple prostitutes (also considered the merciful mother who intercedes with the gods on behalf of her worshipers), is represented with a star inscribed in a circle. There are several scriptures which clearly show that worship of any of the celestial elements (sun, moon or stars) is forbidden by God.

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