At
around this time of the year there are many people who are gearing up for the
holidays. This is a significant time, if not the most important time in our calendar
where we celebrate the death and RESURRECTION of our Lord Yeshua. Without His
resurrection there wouldn’t be redemption for our sins. See past blog posts on
this topic. However, many Christians have ignorantly been polluting this sacred
time by honouring pagan gods during “easter”. Retailers have no problem with
these activities as easter like christmas are very lucrative for them but for
all the wrong reasons.
Have
you ever asked yourself what easter bunnies, chicks and eggs have to do with
the passion of Lord Yeshua? The short answer beloved is absolutely nothing. They
have as much to do with Christ as Santa, Rudolph and Christmas trees. The fact of
the matter is the bible makes no mention of these symbols as being central to
the worship and observance of Passover or the birth of Lord Yeshua
In none
of the accounts of the crucifixtion do we read that cute egg laden bunnies and
chicks stood far off with Mary and watching from a distance as our Lord
suffered. I am not trying to be trite but I am trying to emphasise that these
symbols and the customs associated with them are not biblical.
And
all the acquaintances of [Jesus] and the women who had followed Him from
Galilee stood at a distance and watched these things. Luke 23:49
The
Lord is clear about what we should do in remembrance of Him.
And when He had given thanks, He broke
(it) and said, “Take, eat. This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to
call Me (affectionately) to remembrance”. Similarly when supper ended, He took
the cup also, saying, “This cup is the new covenant (ratified and established)
in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink (it), to call Me (affectionately)
into remembrance. For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are
representing and signifying and proclaiming the fact of the Lord’s death until
He comes (again). 1 Corinthians 11: 24 – 26 (AMP)
Therefore
as a believer you are supposed to refer to this time as passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח
Pesach) or resurrection week as some believers prefer. Coincidentally, the 2015
Jewish Passover begins in the evening of Friday, April 3 and ends in the
evening of Saturday, April 11.
So
where does easter come from and what do the bunnies mean?
The
Saxons of Northern Europe worshiped the goddess oestre or eostre or eastre during
the spring equinox. The name easter is a derivative of ostre. The goddess eastre
represents the sunrise, spring-time, the renewal of life and fertility. The
bunny is a symbol of fertility, and coloured eggs represent the sunlight of
spring.
So
if your church has organised a sunrise “worship” service, or “fun” easter egg
hunts for the kids, etc do not participate. These rituals and occultic symbols are
completely demonic and are not harmless. Over the centuries they have crept
into Christianity as a result of the Roman Catholic Church. Whenever you eat
easter eggs and the like you are honouring the spirit of easter and rejecting
the finished work of the cross and dishonouring Lord Yeshua.
What
saddens me is when Christians continue with these rituals even when they are
presented with the facts cited above. Or angrily defend or justify their
worship of the goddess eastre. Beloved remember that God is a jealous God and
will not share his glory with anybody, especially easter. Choose this day who
you will follow and serve, the Lord Jesus or the goddess eastre? Let him who
has an ear, hear what the Spirit of God is saying. The line has been drawn in
the sand. Choose life and not death. Amen.
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