Pagan holidays
Often plague our calendars
Celebrate them not...
It would seem that Satan has fooled the entire world into celebrating Easter as the Passover, because it is not the Passover of Jesus Christ. It is actually based on the Fertility goddess who was connected with Nimrod, the great and mighty hunter, and is of the Eastern Star/East Star/Astarte/Ashtaroth/Astarot/Ishtar/Eostre. Please read Acts 12:4 KJV as it states that after Peter was taken into prison after James was killed, who is the brother of John, then the unleavened days had occurred. Us who study the bible thoroughly know that the Passover comes before the Unleavened Days, and since Acts 12:4 KJV talks about Peter being kept in prison during the Unleavened Days, King Herod wanted to deliver Peter to the Jews to be killed after the pagan holiday Easter "Easter" which is stated in the KJV bible only once because it is not a holy day recognized by our Heavenly Father, it is referencing the pagan holiday of King Herod during those days. If you go to Amos 5:21 and read from that verse forward, God will tell you how much He despises these worldly pagan holidays that we all celebrate. And if you want more confirmation on when the Passover is, which is not Easter, nor should we celebrate Easter, but we can definitely celebrate the Passover no problem, you can read Levicticus Ch 23 Verse 5, and Numbers Ch 28 Verse 16, both which confirm that Passover is before the days of Unleavened Bread. Days of Unleavened Bread happen for one week after the Passover. The actual Passover is not today, which is commonly misinterpreted as Easter. Feel free to do research on this topic for yourself but when you want the best answer. Pray to God and ask Him above anyone else. I am just a man and am not all knowing as God. I hope this opens your awareness to the deception that is going on today. Use this day as any great day the Lord has made to praise the Lord, but it would be wise to not partake or associate yourselves with Easter. God bless you and stay vigilant."
“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
(King James Version Bible - Book Psalms: Chapter: 118 Verse: 24)
Regarding Jesus Christ, Our Lord & Saviour)
15 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."
(King James Version Bible - Book John: Chapter 3: Verse: 15-21)
Thank you for reading & viewing this post in its entirety, I hope you enjoyed it for what it's worth.
All Gifs used from Giphy.com
Next Post coming tomorrow
Please Upvote, Comment, Follow & Resteem to show your support
My very own wonderful gif logo provided to me by the generous and kindhearted @papa-pepper Thanks again very much!
Dear @verbal-d,
If you go to Acts 12:4 using the Strong's Concordance you will see that the Greek word "pascha" was intentionally mistranslated as "Easter" in the King James.
3957 [e] pascha πάσχα Passover
The institution of Easter as a religious observance by Christians happened at least two centuries after King Herod wanted to deliver Peter to the Jews to be killed.
As a Jewish believer in Yeshua (Jesus) as the Son of God and Messiah (Christ), I am sharing my understanding of the natural and spiritual fulfillments that are foreshadowed in the Festivals of Yehovah in a series of posts.
I think that you will find the following post enlightening:
HOW WAS JESUS ABLE TO CELEBRATE PASSOVER AND YET BE CRUCIFIED ON PASSOVER?
https://steemit.com/christianity/@lastdays/how-was-jesus-able-to-celebrate-passover-and-yet-be-crucified-on-passover
Shalom, Steven Sherman @lastdays
I'll give this a read when I get the chance thank you for reading and providing some research for me. I know already of the pascha translation but it is my belief that it was not a mistranslation when I take into consideration of the context of the biblical verses. Easter could not have meant Passover if the previous verses in Acts 12:1-3 clarify that the days of unleavened bread were occuring because Passover "pascha" would have come Before the passover and Easter as stated in Acts 12:4 clearly comes after the days of Unleavened Bread. I shall check your article soon.
Dear Blessed Brother-in-Yeshua,
You are correct that the passage needs to be read in context.
Understand that the translators of the King James Bible had strong political influences on them.
The following is a quote from the "Preface" of the Authorized Version (authorized by King James):
GREAT and manifold were the blessings, most dread Sovereign, which Almighty God, the Father of all mercies, bestowed upon us the people of England, when first he sent Your Majesty's Royal Person to rule and reign over us.
That is why Yaacov (Jacob), the 1/2 brother of Yeshua (Jesus) is called JAMES in the King James Version of the Bible - to flatter the king.
King James favored the hierarchical structure of the Church of England and wanted the new translation to keep words that supported a bishop-led hierarchy. In keeping with James’ preferred views on church government and church tradition.
Very interesting, I'll have to read up on this and pray to God on this issue. Thanks for letting me know of this perspective. I never heard of this before. God indeed shall reveal all to us. Too much confusion and misdirection in this world. Let us lean on Him in our times of unknowing. God bless you brother
“The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26
Amen Selah Hallelujah Alleluia God bless
Ini tulisan yang menarik.. sudah kami follow yah.. :)
Halo, hai @verbal-d! Telah kami upvote yah.. :-)
Please understand, Christian values in this country have been manipulated. Churches blindly follow these pseudo-pagan holidays for a reason. You should see this clearly, after reading your post its obvious you've done a great amount of research. These rituals we take part in annually are promoted by the Church, and are branded in ignorance.
Yes that I do understand. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts on this matter. God bless you
You got a 19.02% upvote from @postpromoter courtesy of @verbal-d!
Want to promote your posts too? Check out the Steem Bot Tracker website for more info. If you would like to support the development of @postpromoter and the bot tracker please vote for @yabapmatt for witness!
good post my little hobbit:) Upvote for You
I'm no hobbit, but thanks for reading and for the support
You're correct but also wrong. The celebration by Christians during the pagan day of Easter is not the celebration of Passover.
yeah, you assume I say they celebrate passover but they think they are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ but it is not biblically sound, often times they correlate Passover during this time of Easter due to biblical and translation misinterpretation of the Greek word pascha from the New Testament and the Old Testament. Passover is a separate occurrence that happens earlier before the days of unleavened bread and pagan Easter.
It isn't a misinterpretation at all. God passed over the Israelites and in the same way, passed over the sins of mankind by the sacrifice of Christ. This is the "Paschal Mystery", which is central to the catechism of the church and can be traced to the first century AD. The idea of God's mercy, and death passing over mankind by the blood of the sacrifice, bind the two notions of the Christian Easter celebration of Christ risen. The reason the feast is celebrated on the same period may be historical and cultural, much like the feast of Yuletide and Christmas. The church followed this kind of merging of feasts for various reasons through history. I take the point that the feast is forbidden, but the meaning of the feast has been altered and so the Christians no longer embrace the original idea at all. In the same way, the feast of all saints and Halloween.
I am aware that some people make the argument that the feasts whether with Christian notions or otherwise, ought not to be celebrated on these days, but I do not see a strong enough argument for this, unless the days possess some magical quality, making them forbidden. Granted, in circumstances where there are large numbers of people celebrating the pagan feast, and the Christian feast (in the case of Halloween for instance) I do find it problematic because it does misguide people. That is just my opinion anyway.
All I can say on this topic is we are blessed that this is not a salvation issue, as long as we have faith by grace and understand the gospel, accepting Jesus Christ's sacrifice and having Him as our Lord and Saviour that is the most important thing. God is not a respecter of persons so for Christians who do partake in pagan holidays unknowingly or even knowingly, they shall be judged as we all will be but if they are saved then thank God for that.
Great post, couldn't agree more. It's logical that pagan roman celebrations are rife in the mass majority of the church today given that it wasn't until after killing Christians for 200yrs and realising they were getting nowhere the Roman empire had to merge with the Christian faith, hence the term pontiff originating from the Roman empire 3rd century BC still being used for the pope today. Your title says (original poem) but I can't see a poem, am I missing something?
Thanks for reading and your insight. Haiku poem at beginning, 5syllables 7syllables 5 syllables, style originates from Japan
Your welcome, it's refreshing to read accurate content of this sort... Ahh I see, you learn something new everyday, very interesting :)
Yes indeed, it is a beautiful thing to learn more each day. Glad you enjoy this content and find it refreshing.
interesting, well here the whole believing or non-believing world has its truth, (which is subjective), always within these texts invites us to a profound reflection on our life. Let us break down the walls that prevent us from uniting ourselves with the deity with the use of our conscience. thanks for your post
You're most welcome, loving each other is definitely an important message within Jesus Christ's teachings and the world certainly would be a better place for us to unite through the act of love, which all of us are capable of doing. Thanks for reading
Very interesting food for thought. I want your take on what is considered a celebration. My church meet on Good Friday and the Easter Sunday, on both those days we have a normal church service. The Word/Sermon is obviously centered around the crucifixion. Waiting to Hear.
Well celebration of pagan holidays means partaking and commiting acts of these traditional and pagan rituals and doing things God didn't intend for us to be involved in. Any day is a great day to celebrate the Lord, and we must indeed center ourselves around The Word, I can't speak on Good Friday or Easter Sunday because anything that is accepted by the world like Easter Christmas Halloween and what not seemingly are rooted in pagan roots and are often misdirections from what we should be honoring. Thanks for your patience
Thank you very much for your reply.
You're very welcome