Easter Celebration, Is It Biblical?

[posthuman]

Further, when Tyndale used it, he never associates it with paganism. He used it to mean both Passover and Easter.

I agree that the intent of the men who changed both the name and the couning of the days of Pashca to Eoster was not to introduce paganism to Christianity. The linguistic connection of the idol-goddess's name to the Teutonic words for dawn & rising isn't accidental, tho it came long before Christianity came to Europe.

The intention of changing the name and the date was to sever the connection between the revealed Messiah and the Jewish people from which He sprang - and all those things aside, it remains an incorrect translation. It's not a translation at all; it's a calculated insertion of a newly arisen human tradition into the Bible.

If it is the perfect will of God that the word Pascha be erased and replaced, why is it that the Holy Spirit wrote Pascha? Why doesn't anyone who reads the word of God in any language other than German or English see anything other than the Lord's Passover? Are we better than them?

I don't think that you are able to look at this objectively Fred. because of your deference to all things KJV you won't allow yourself to do anything but apologize for it. It doesn't even enter your mind that it those men a scant 400 years ago might have made a poor decision.

 

[Truth7t7]

Well, you are just trying to draw your conclusion from the word of God without understanding. This sounds familiar which is considered to be circular reasoning. The thing is that you are following is of a late source tracing back only to one source of evidence back to Venerable Bede. New Unger Dictionary by Merrill F. Unger being updated or expanded which early introduced in 1957 is therefore of late. Unger didn’t even cite earlier common definitions and even did not consider foreign tongue such as French-English Dictionary by William Caxton (1480), Geoffrey Grammarian 1499, John Palsgrave (1530-French-English), even Latin word, has the meaning of both Passover and easter in reference to the resurrection. Italian have both the same meaning. The German and Swedish ostern, Dutch aust to name a few.

Since your etymology has something to do with ‘Eastre” goddess of spring fertility which is based on traditions of paganism supposed to predate Christianity yet it has nothing to do with Biblical Easter or Passover. Biblical Etymology has something to do with the rising of Sun, in the day dawn and that exactly, the Sun of Righteousness springs Malachi 4:2 (Jesus Christ). The Lord’s passover” begins on 14th Nisan, Leviticus 23:5, with the sacrifice “at the going down of the sun” of the lamb which is called “the passover” Deuteronomy 16:6. Look also the significance of Luke 1:78 referring to Christ as “dayspring from on high”.

Further, when Tyndale used it, he never associates it with paganism. He used it to mean both Passover and Easter.

Perhaps you need to consider Biblical roots and not paganized roots. Even the Bible says of Easter in Acts 12.

Trying To Draw My Own Conclusion?

The believer is instructed by Jesus Christ Himself, to remember his (Death)

Not one place in scripture is remembrance of his Birth or Resurrection given, (Simple)

(This Do In Remembrance Of Me)

1 Corinthians 11:23-26KJV
23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

 

[TheDivineWatermark]

Firstfruit [<--marking/representing Jesus' resurrection day (Lev23:10-23 / 1Cor15:20)] and

I didn't EDIT enough apparently... this ^ should read: "Lev23:10-12"




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[fredoheaven]

I agree that the intent of the men who changed both the name and the couning of the days of Pashca to Eoster was not to introduce paganism to Christianity. The linguistic connection of the idol-goddess's name to the Teutonic words for dawn & rising isn't accidental, tho it came long before Christianity came to Europe.

The intention of changing the name and the date was to sever the connection between the revealed Messiah and the Jewish people from which He sprang - and all those things aside, it remains an incorrect translation. It's not a translation at all; it's a calculated insertion of a newly arisen human tradition into the Bible.

If it is the perfect will of God that the word Pascha be erased and replaced, why is it that the Holy Spirit wrote Pascha? Why doesn't anyone who reads the word of God in any language other than German or English see anything other than the Lord's Passover? Are we better than them?

I don't think that you are able to look at this objectively Fred. because of your deference to all things KJV you won't allow yourself to do anything but apologize for it. It doesn't even enter your mind that it those men a scant 400 years ago might have made a poor decision.

Umm, actually you’ve been using Greek Pascha which originated from Heb. Pesa, Latinized, to have it Pascha which accordingly means Easter/Passover. French does the same as well as the Dutch. Tagalog if I may mean birth or resurrection.

Pascha was not erased, it’s been translated. Sorry Post, the thing you are saying of those translators is described poorly taking into account that they have no knowledge of such a thing. By Linguistic demand, I disagree with your stand and sure I am not making my stand only for the KJV. Tyndale works/ translation predates KJV.

 

[Blik]

It is a blessing to us that we can know the truth about Passover and Easter. There is not much we can doo about it except look for a church whose worship reflects the truth. We can't change our churches that has established this since the time of Constantine.

I have been blessed with such long life, I am so old I remember times almost 100 years ago. Back then if anyone spoke one word about Easter being not of God but of man people would feel like tarring and feathering them. People have found enough writings from long ago to make us aware of ancient times. It has drawn us closer to times when God spoke to man directly, so we can draw closer to God. The remnant draws closer as those outside of God's world draw further from the Lord, led by the media instead of God. We are blessed to have this information.

 

[John146]

Not one place in scripture is remembrance of his Birth or Resurrection given, (Simple)

And since the Bible doesn’t forbid it, then if we do celebrate these days, we need to make sure we are celebrating for the right reasons. There is a difference between something being unbiblical vs something being not biblical.

Unbiblical = the Bible addresses it and forbids it
Not biblical = the Bible neither forbids it or commands it

 

[Truth7t7]

And since the Bible doesn’t forbid it, then if we do celebrate these days, we need to make sure we are celebrating for the right reasons. There is a difference between something being unbiblical vs something being not biblical.

Unbiblical = the Bible addresses it and forbids it
Not biblical = the Bible neither forbids it or commands it

Ephesians 4:25KJV
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Galatians 4:9-11KJV
9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

 

[John146]

Ephesians 4:25KJV
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Galatians 4:9-11KJV
9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

The Galatians were placing themselves under the bondage of the law because they felt it was out of necessity. If one observes Easter holiday for the right reasons, I don’t see a problem scripturally.

 

[John146]

Ephesians 4:25KJV
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Galatians 4:9-11KJV
9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.[/QUOTE

You would have to include birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries, Independence Day, etc...

 

[John146]

Ephesians 4:25KJV
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Galatians 4:9-11KJV
9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.

You would have to include birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries, Independence Day, etc...

 

[Blik]

You would have to include birthday celebrations, wedding anniversaries, Independence Day, etc...

When we decide what to do about Easter vs. Passover, it isn't a matter of what we HAVE to do as a Christian, it a matter of loving the Lord so we want to follow what He tells us. We cam sot om judgement over what God tells us but not in judgement of what others thinks God tells us.

 

[posthuman]

2 Timothy 4:2-4KJV
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

nice try, but doesn't mention websites.

 

[posthuman]

When we decide what to do about Easter vs. Passover, it isn't a matter of what we HAVE to do as a Christian, it a matter of loving the Lord so we want to follow what He tells us. We cam sot om judgement over what God tells us but not in judgement of what others thinks God tells us.

this is really the important question of this thread.
it's not a KJV thread; that's a pitfall & snare.
it's not a 'is it anti-Biblical to remember His resurrection and rejoice' thread; that's also a pitfall & snare.

the important thing i think all of us should look at is why do we ignore Pascha, and should we?
like the 'why do we have a pork tradition instead of sharing a lamb with our family' question.
we shouldn't let all those sidetracks make us forget Christ -- not a matter of commandment and not a matter of whether meat makes us unclean or observing days justifies us, and not to shame or discourage the weaker in faith. but why are we bickering stupidly about words and propagating silly arguments about laws and lack of laws instead of thinking and talking about what He did during last week's festival, 2,000 years ago?

 

[posthuman]

nice try, but doesn't mention websites.

 

[oyster67]

When we decide what to do about Easter vs. Passover, it isn't a matter of what we HAVE to do as a Christian, it a matter of loving the Lord so we want to follow what He tells us.

Amen! We are under Christian Liberty now. If it upsets our brother to call it 'Easter', then we shall call it what he wants to call it (within reason).

 

[Blik]

why are we bickering stupidly about words and propagating silly arguments about laws and lack of laws instead of thinking and talking about what He did during last week's festival, 2,000 years ago?

And what Christ did 2,000 years ago was to celebrate Passover in an upper room. Christ said Passover was about Him, and to do this (celebrate Passover) in remembrance of Him. We changed the date, changed the feast into a wafer and small glass of wine, changed the festival name, and tell the Lord we are doing as He asked.

 

[mustaphadrink]

On (April 4th 2021) Did this Easter Sunday in the USA follow the vernal equinox on Mar 20th and full moon this year being Mar 30th, arriving at Sunday (April 4th 2021? "YES"

No place in scripture is the believer instructed to follow the vernal equinox, full moon, and the sunday following this moon, that's called (Easter) that many churches follow.

The believer is instructed by (JESUS CHRIST) to remember his (Death) not his birth or resurrection, (Simple)

(This Do In Remembrance Of Me)

1 Corinthians 11:23-26KJV
23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

And what is the context of this passage?

 

[GandalfTheWhite]

Antisemetism?

Big Smiles To That (False Claim)

Once Again, No place in the bible, is the christian instructed to remember the Lords resurrection, or follow the vernal equinox, full moon, to arrive at a (Sun)day (Sun)rise celebration

If you understood the feast days of YHVH, you will understand why you are wrong. The feast of first fruits is all about the resurrection of Jesus and it came from God Himself (like you say Big Smiles)

 

[EnglishChick]

We celebrated resurrection Sunday. We had a lot of visitors. Pastor preached about the resurrection. He also made the invitation for people to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

2 visitors accepted Christ.

Praise the Lord!

That's how it is in the church I go to

In the UK we have some religious movements s such as SDA and Messianic Judaism who don't do easter but the Christian churches in the UK usually do.

I respect the personal convictions of others even if I don't necessarily agree with them

 

[Truth7t7]

That's how it is in the church I go to

In the UK we have some religious movements s such as SDA and Messianic Judaism who don't do easter but the Christian churches in the UK usually do.

I respect the personal convictions of others even if I don't necessarily agree with them

I respect your decision to observe Easter, but there is no biblical instruction to do so

Why are bunnies and eggs going on at the same time it's resurrection celebration?

Because this "Time" of celebration is found in the fertility rites of the pagans that pre-dates Jesus Christ